Celeste (Professor of Anthropology, University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee) Ray
This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northwest European prehistory. Ray examines a much-ignored and diminishing archaeological resource; moving beyond debates about the possible Celticity of these sites in order to gain a deeper understanding of patterns among sacred watery sites. The work considers how and why sacred springs are archaeologically-resistant sites and what has actually been found at the few excavated in Ireland. Drawing on the early Irish literature (the myths,...
This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northw...
