Lagore, Co. Meath, has long been a type-site for artificial lake dwellings known as crannogs since excavation in the 1930s by the Harvard Expedition. Renowned for rich finds and documented as the seat of the kings of Southern Brega (8th and 10th centuries AD), alongside the high-status and royal functions of the site, it is now widely recognised that Lagore had a long history of activity stretching back into later prehistory with evidence of deposition of human and animal remains, and metalwork of the Bronze and Iron Ages, and early medieval period. Nonetheless, a poor stratigraphic and archival record has engendered much debate about the timings and tempos of its origins, and the longer-term settlement history of the lough. This paper utilises multi-proxy analysis (Palynology, Geochemistry, Loss-on-Ignition (LOI), Colour, Fourier-transform-infrared-spectroscopy (FTIR) and Attenuated-total-reflectance (ATR)) to provide a deeper chronological understanding of land-use and occupation at Lagore. The most significant findings include the likelihood of local settlement (strong farming and parasite signals) well before the main phases of crannog construction, from at least ∼470 BC; a significant lull in population during the early-mid 5th century AD; a gradual economic recovery from ∼AD 555–620, which coincides with the main phase of crannog construction (based on geochemical and other lithological results); and a slightly later transition into a Royal residence from AD 620, marked by both intensification and diversification of agriculture (wheat/oats, rye, flax and cannabis) and a potential ironworking signal.

中文翻译：

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Lagore Crannog 的生活、死亡和环境：史前晚期和中世纪早期爱尔兰的寄生虫、土地利用和皇家住所


自 1930 年代哈佛探险队 （Harvard Expedition） 挖掘以来，拉戈尔 （Lagore， Co. Meath） 长期以来一直是人工湖住宅的典型地点，被称为 crannogs。拉戈尔以丰富的发现而闻名，并被记录为南布雷加国王的所在地（公元 8 世纪和 10 世纪），以及该遗址的高地位和皇家职能，现在人们普遍认为，拉戈尔的活动历史悠久，可以追溯到史前晚期，有人类和动物遗骸沉积的证据。 以及青铜和铁器时代以及中世纪早期的金属制品。尽管如此，糟糕的地层学和档案记录引发了关于其起源的时间和速度以及湖泊的长期定居历史的许多争论。本文利用多代理分析（古生物学、地球化学、烧失 （LOI）、颜色、傅里叶变换红外光谱 （FTIR） 和衰减全反射 （ATR））来更深入地了解拉戈尔的土地利用和占用。最重要的发现包括：至少从公元前 470 年开始，早在 crannog 建设的主要阶段之前，当地定居（强烈的农业和寄生虫信号）的可能性;公元 5 世纪早期和中期人口显着平静;从公元 555 年至 620 年逐渐恢复经济，这与 Crannog 建设的主要阶段相吻合（基于地球化学和其他岩性结果）;以及从公元 620 年开始稍晚地过渡到皇家住所，其标志是农业（小麦/燕麦、黑麦、亚麻和大麻）的集约化和多样化以及潜在的炼铁信号。