A prehistoric site in Ireland was one of the world’s first towns and a major hub of production, according to new study.
Haughey's Fort near Armagh in Northern Ireland was a carefully planned settlement, which supported craft production and rituals on an unprecedented scale from around 1200BC. The region was already noted as the Iron Age capital of Ulster, with early medieval literary connections as well, and the latest study found that it was also a thriving and complex hub in the Late Bronze Age.
