Make Up Class February 20th @ 9am-11am.
Course Title: History on the Landscape: Ancient and Medieval Ireland
Course #19w02
Fee: $30 with $5 discount if registration is received by Jan 9th.
Dates: Wednesdays, January 23, 2019, to February 13, 2019
Time: 10 a.m.–noon
Location: Mercer Public Library/Community Center
Objectives: Ireland is unique in the Western world for the sheer number of archeological remnants and historical remains still visible upon its landscape, many of them dating back more than 6,000 years. In a country less than two-thirds the size of the state of Wisconsin, there are almost 150,000 such historical “monuments,” from ancient megalithic tombs, temples, and stone circles to medieval ringforts, castles, towerhouses, and monastic ruins. It is impossible to travel through the country without coming upon these silent yet palpable traces of hundreds of generations of human endeavor. This course explores the story of that ancient and medieval world. It will layer onto the chronological story of Ireland’s deep and rich past an exploration of the abundant monuments and historical sites that form a physical, material—and “readable”—record of that past. Continue reading