The relationship between the use of Grooved Ware and Developed Passage Tombs in Ireland

What is it about?

This paper argues that the development of the Grooved Ware complex resulted from interactions between people across the islands of Ireland and Britain who who shared architecture, practices, and objects relating to the use of passage tombs.

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Why is it important?

This paper makes an important contribution to debates about the adoption of Grooved Ware in Ireland by demonstrating that it was first used here c. 3000/2900 cal BC as part of the Middle Neolithic passage tomb tradition which continued largely unchanged until c. 2700 BC.