property assignment · assign_bi_region_bi_dowris_archaeological_label
assign_bi_region_bi_dowris_archaeological_label
Dowris archaeological metalwork phase and distribution is used as an archaeological classification and is not treated as an ancient people.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Research description
Dowris archaeological metalwork phase and distribution is used as an archaeological classification and is not treated as an ancient people.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports assignment
New data on Irish Later Bronze Age metallurgy: exploring technological continuity and change — Carlo Bottaini, Dirk Brandherm (2026)Chemical analysis of 105 Irish Middle and Late Bronze Age artefacts finds broad continuity in Cu-Sn alloying with occasional elevated lead.
Locator: Abstract; pp. 1–36; dataset discussion - supports · supports assignment
Late Bronze Age gold hoards: Mooghaun and Dowris — National Museum of IrelandCuratorial synthesis of major Irish gold and bronze hoards and their depositional settings.
Locator: Mooghaun and Dowris sections; object totals and context