This article presents the results of multi-scalar investigations into the Later Bronze Age (LBA; 1500–600bc) landscape of Inishark in County Galway, Ireland. The European LBA along the Atlantic coast was characterized by the development of long-distance maritime exchange systems that transformed environmentally marginal seascapes into a corridor of human interaction and movement of goods and people. Archaeological survey, test excavation, and radiocarbon analysis documented the LBA occupation on Inishark. The communities living on Inishark and other small islands on the western Irish coast were on the periphery of both the European continent and of the elite spheres of influence at hillforts in Ireland; yet they were connected to the Atlantic maritime exchange routes. A focus on small coastal islands contributes to a better understanding of LBA socioeconomic systems and the development of social complexity in Bronze Age societies.

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沿着边缘？爱尔兰西部青铜时代晚期的海景

本文介绍了对青铜时代晚期（LBA；1500-600公元前) Inishark 在爱尔兰戈尔韦郡的景观。大西洋沿岸的欧洲 LBA 的特点是长距离海上交换系统的发展，将环境边缘的海景转变为人类互动和货物和人员流动的走廊。考古调查、测试挖掘和放射性碳分析记录了 LBA 对 Inishark 的占领。生活在爱尔兰西部海岸的伊尼沙克和其他小岛上的社区位于欧洲大陆和爱尔兰山丘上的精英势力范围的外围；然而，它们与大西洋海上交换路线相连。关注沿海小岛有助于更好地了解 LBA 社会经济系统和青铜时代社会复杂性的发展。