Obviously, I know that that period is the Irish iron age - that is my
point. If you read my note carefully, it's clear that I do know when one
age ended and the other began. I am talking about a bronze object, and
I wanted to get some calm confirmation from an expert (not involving
comments like "Good grief, etc.") that I should nevertheless label it as
coming from the Irish iron age.

>Oh, good grief, the Bronze Age is WAY before the Iron Age - that
>sure IS way off!!!! (Sorry to be so emphatic, but I'd presume that
>everybody here would know that bronze was invented (and/or
>discovered) LONG before much stronger & more complex iron was!)
>
>> Is it appropriate to label a bronze object like the Petrie Crown as being
>> from "Bronze Age Ireland"? I believe it is dated to 100 A.D., and I
>> believe that would fall in the Irish Iron Age.

Paul Carr
paulcarr@...
Sacramento, California

"Feicim, dúirt an fear dorcha" (mar a deir m'athair)

Labhair í agus mairfidh sí! (Ní hansa)