Reflections on the making of a ‘royal site’ in early ireland

World Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-141

  Newman, Conor ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ceremonial complex; Medieval kingship; Royal site; Sacral authority; Tara

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976454533     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1998.9980401     Document Type: Article

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