FourWinds wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Little doubt that the majority are IA but they certainly went in for re-use of marked rocks , more usually N-EBA rather than Roman though .
Obviously there's a dought of re-used Roman stones in Irish souterrains, but it's common to find either ogham stones or RA re-used in them.
Ian Armit has suggested that the abandonment of souterrains in Scotland ,which happened over a short period ,was linked to changes in Roman frontier policy , but the interesting feature of the abandonment is the destruction , use of fire and infilling that went with it .The infilling often consisted of RA , roman stuff,querns and moulds . As the the use of the buildings associated with them continued and there was no incursions it looks like it was a "ritual " destruction too . Just as US air base abandonment spelt financial disaster for villages after the peace dividend likewise the Romans going home gubbed the profiteering grain merchants of the IA . Written in 1999 the influence is obvious but likely ? Certainly not applicable to Ireland.
