An Irish protest

[cmacq]

Please, just show us one example of a residential structure, a habitation, even a single house built in Erie between 200/100 BC and AD 300/400. Overall, what the archaeological evidence demonstrates very clearly, is a nearly complete collapse and near abandonment of the very extensive EIA agricultural infrastructure quickly followed by a very significant drop in population, between the EpRIA and LpRIA (La Tene D). From what I understand paleoclimatic reconstructions base on tree-rings, Ice-core studies, and shoreline regress/egress mark a rather sharp shift from a warm/wet climatic regime to a cool/dry one and distinguishes La Tene C2 from D1a (RIA A1). One will also note that the ritual centers were all built prior to the period of system collapse and apparent abandonments.

Faced with this I have the distinct feeling that the Era of Epic Cycles reflect a period before the mid 2nd century BC rather than after it.

As for the ritual center known as the Navan Fort/AKA Emain Macha, it was initially constructed in the LBA. There were major additions that again correspond to period before the La Tene D with the exception of terminal construction at Locus B with a destruction radiocarbon date of about 95 BC. As for the Corlea Trackway I believe they have been dendro-dated to the mid 2nd century BC; this all being consistent with the scenario outlined above. Nevertheless, neither the Corlea Trackway nor Navan Fort complex represent evidence of residential use. Furthermore the late date at Navan seems to represent post-abandonment distruction rather than construction. In fact all this only supports what has been known about the general demography of Erie before La Tene D.

This was why I initially posted this:

D Rumsfelt
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.

To which I Added:

Yours Truely
There are those so-called known knowns we think we know, but all too often what we think are know as known, are in fact total BS.

Now, if anyone has any information about a residential settlement of any size, or a typical residential structure that can be dated to this period, please feel free to post it here.