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The hoard found at Drissoge

All the Items below can be seen at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin

The Bronze Age

(c.2000 B.C - 600 B.C )

This is the phase which stretches from roughly the end of the Neolithic times up to the beginning of the Iron Age, and includes the Bishopsland Phase and the Dowris Phase, many of the Hoards found in recent history relate to this period. 
Bronze Age Introduction

Bishopsland Phase 

Dowris Phase 

Pre-Celtic Gold Jewelry & Artefacts

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Bulla

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Dress Fasteners

Gold Armlets

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Gorget Collars

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Lunulae

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Sundiscs

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Torcs

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Lock-Rings

Bronze Artefacts

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Cauldrons

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Shields

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Axeheads

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Spearheads

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Tools 

Pottery and Beads

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Funerary Pottery

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Food Vessels

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Beads

 

 

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