Conor Newman's Tara, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 1997, is the standard archaeological survey of the Hill of Tara in Ireland, the ceremonial complex traditionally associated with the high kingship, based on Newman's own fieldwork. Its strength is that it is a peer-reviewed archaeological survey providing the detailed site record subsequent scholarship on Tara has built from. Its limit is that it is a survey documenting the physical remains rather than a full account of Tara's significance in medieval Irish literary and mythological tradition, so a claim about that literary material needs a source addressing it directly.
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Conor Newman's Tara, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 1997, is the standard peer reviewed archaeological survey of the Hill of Tara built from Newman's own fieldwork, treated at the top tier. NotesArchaeological survey of the Hill of Tara, Ireland.
Citation
AuthorConor Newman
PublisherRoyal Irish Academy
Publication Year1997
Source TypePrimary excavation report
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This source names Ireland directly: "survey of the Hill of Tara in Ireland, the ceremonial complex traditionally associated with the high kingship, based on Newman's own fieldwork."
Tara, Deities This source names Tara directly: "Conor Newman's Tara, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 1997, is the standard archaeological survey of the Hill of Tara in Ireland, the ceremonial complex traditionally associated with the high..."
Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)
This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Artifacts & Relics, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Custodians & Museums, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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