title: Land clearance in the irish neolithic: new evidence and interpretation.
abstract: Time scales are derived, from radiocarbon dating of pollen diagrams, for Neolithic land clearance at three Irish sites. Three stages are distinguished beginning in the 4th millennium B.C.: stage A, clearance and farming (possibly arable), 100 to 400 years; stage B, farming (possibly pastoral), 150 to 200 years; and stage C, forest regeneration, 50 to 100 years.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pilcher
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crowder