Slievemore is rich in archaeological monuments that span a 5, 000 year period from the Neolithic to the Post Medieval.

Conversely the use of true brass seems to have declined in Western Europe during this period in favour of gunmetals and other mixed alloys but by the end of the first Millennium AD brass artefacts are found in Scandinavian graves in Scotland, brass was being used in the manufacture of coins in Northumbria and there is archaeological and historical evidence for the production of brass in Germany and The Low Countries areas rich in calamine ore which would remain important centres of brass making throughout the medieval period, especially Dinant – brass objects are still collectively known as dinanterie in French.

There is a huge gap between the archaeological finds of Igbo Ukwu, which reveal a rich material culture in the heart of the Igbo region in the 8th century, and the oral traditions of the 20th century.

Due to the practice, dating to at least the early Neolithic, of building in stone on virtually treeless islands, Shetland is extremely rich in physical remains of the prehistoric eras and there are over 5, 000 archaeological sites all told.

The archaeological record is particularly rich and varied, and provides knowledge of rural and urban settlement, crafts and production, ships and military equipment, and pagan and Christian religious artefacts and practices.

Good-quality written historical sources for Scandinavia during the Viking Period are scarce, but the archaeological record is rich.

The regional capital, Naples, one of the most populated and interesting cities in Italy, rich in history and natural beauty, both artistic and archaeological, still represents the centre of regional life.

Agrigento is a major tourist centre due to its extraordinarily rich archaeological legacy.

Lipari's history is rich in incidents as is witnessed by the recent retrievals of several necropolis and other archaeological treasures.

Recent archaeological excavations in Greece suggest that modern-day Laconia was a distinct territory in the Late Bronze Age, while the poets narrate that it was a rich kingdom.

In the District Archaeological Museum there are marble statues from the gymnasium and the theatre of Salamis, Mycenaean pottery and jewellery from Enkomi and other objects representative of the rich archaeological heritage of the whole district.

In 1990, UNESCO inscribed Delos on the World Heritage List, citing it as the " exceptionally extensive and rich " archaeological site which " conveys the image of a great cosmopolitan Mediterranean port ".

The area is of archaeological note for the Roman road at Blackstone Edge alone and is also rich in neolithic and bronze age remains.

They probably practiced a rudimentary form of swidden agriculture and lived in caves and later in groups of either shallow pit dwellings or above-ground houses, leaving rich middens for modern archaeological study.

Several factors complicated the construction: The lands housed a functioning water pumping station that needed to be relocated, the soil was contaminated from a century of industrial use, railway buildings needed to be torn down or moved, and the site was rich with archaeological finds.

Another emerging industry is tourism due to healthy populations of tropical wildlife and the rich archaeological sites now coming to light.

Though the present archaeological site covered by mudbrick ruins is vast, the site of Samarra was only lightly occupied in ancient times, apart from the Chalcolithic Samarran Culture ( ca 5500 – 4800 BC ) identified at the rich site of Tell Sawwan, where evidence of irrigation — including flax — establishes the presence of a prosperous settled culture with a highly organized social structure.

The state has many highly important archaeological sites, including Serra de Capivara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, which are rich in remains of prehistoric Paleo-Indian and sedentary-based Indigenous Brazilian complex cultures.

Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains: seen from the Grave ( burial ) | grave field whose larger tumulus | mound s ( left part ) are close to the royal mounds.

The foothill of Riaumont ( highest point in Liévin ) is a rich archaeological site.

During the two centuries of their rule, the Indo-Greek kings combined the Greek and Indian languages and symbols, as seen on their coins, and blended ancient Greek, Hindu and Buddhist religious practices, as seen in the archaeological remains of their cities and in the indications of their support of Buddhism, pointing to a rich fusion of Indian and Hellenistic influences.

Owing to the fertile soil of the region, the area of Köthen is unusually rich in archaeological discoveries.

A farm next to Sterkfontein named Swartkrans rich in archaeological material was purchased in 1968, and excavation rights were obtained for archaeological and palaeontological purposes at Makapansgat, located in Limpopo Province.

His garden was filled with works of art, particularly Greek sculpture, both originals and copies of “ old masters ”, and has thus been a rich archaeological source of ancient sculpture-the statue of the ' Scythian knife sharpener ' ( now thought to depict the executioner getting ready to flay Marsyas ) which the Medici removed to Florence, for example, was found in this garden.

A rich nation can for a time, without noticeable damage to itself, pursue a course of self-indulgence, making its single goal the material ease and comfort of its own citizens -- thus repudiating its own spiritual and material stake in a peaceful and prosperous society of nations.

It provides a rich growing medium, or a porous, absorbent material that holds moisture and soluble minerals, providing the support and nutrients in which plants can flourish, although it is rarely used alone, being primarily mixed with soil, sand, grit, bark chips, vermiculite, perlite, or clay granules to produce loam.

The rich are either unconvinced by the promise of eternal life, or unaware of the conflict between the possession of material and spiritual wealth, and the good Christian has a duty to guide them towards a better life through the Gospel.

If the rich man is to be saved, all he must do is to follow the two commandments, and while material wealth is of no value to God, it can be used to alleviate the suffering of our neighbor.

According to science and technology historian Bert S. Hall: " It goes without saying, however, that historians bent on special pleading, or simply with axes of their own to grind, can find rich material in these terminological thickets.

The presence of columnar calcium carbonate rich in organic material indicates juvenile mantle tissue that formed during the early stage of pearl development.

Obsidian is thought to have provided the material to make cutting utensils or tools, although since other more easily obtainable material were available, use was found exclusive to the higher status of the tribe using " the rich man's flint ".

Under anoxic circumstances, however, organic material cannot decay and becomes a dark sediment, rich in organic material.

Dark rocks rich in organic material are therefore often shales.

In the 1960s and 1970s it was also relatively common for Magnesite, a chloride rich carbonate mineral, to be used as a floor-topping material.

Buddenbrooks ( 1901 ), by Thomas Mann ( 1875 – 1955 ), chronicles the moral decay of a rich family through its declines, material and spiritual, in the course of four generations, beginning with the patriarch Johann Buddenbrook Sr. and his son, Johann Buddenbrook Jr., who are typically successful German businessmen ; each is a reasonable man of solid character.

Still, the sterile dumps of the former mines and the former open cast mines of Ponor and Colonia Ceha very are rich in plant material, and they represent the subject of local conservation, as preserved sites or Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ).

The country is mountainous and the soil relatively poor except in the southeastern parts, but it proved rich in iron and supplied material for the manufacturing of arms in Pannonia, Moesia and northern Italy.

The oblast's rich mineral and building and finishing material resources are in great demand on the Russian market.

In the late 19th century, the coalfields of western Pennsylvania provided a rich source of raw material for coking.

There was a stream adequate for water power and abounding in seafood ... good water for drinking ... soil rich enough to grow essential crops, woodland for fuel, building material and food, topography to offer protection from the elements, meadowland for its grass.

For example, pine, spruce and eucalyptus are widely planted far beyond their natural range because of their fast growth rate, tolerance of rich or degraded agricultural land and potential to produce large volumes of raw material for industrial use.

Total Immersion composer events also provide rich material for education work.

Ireland is notable in its rich hagiographical tradition, and for the large amount of material which was produced during the mediæval period.

He was “ poor in material things, but rich in the spiritual atmosphere created and maintained by his mother ”.

In reply to Rudolf Hospinian's Concordia discors ( 1607 ), he wrote a work, rich in historical material but one-sided in its argument, Concordia concors ( 1614 ), defending the formula of Concord, which he regarded as inspired.