Download or read book The Archaeology of Prehistoric Burnt Mounds in Ireland written by Alan Hawkes and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the archaeology of burnt mounds (fulachtaí fia) in Ireland, one of the most frequent and under researched prehistoric site types in the country. It presents a re-evaluation of the pyrolithic phenomenon in light of some 1000 excavated burnt mounds.