Abstract
In Britain and, to a lesser extent, in Ireland, wetlands conducive to the preservation of organic remains have not been ideal human settlement, with the exception of the lake dwellings characteristic of early historic Ireland. Wood has been preserved in a variety of different environments, including true wetlands and locally waterlogged soils that are widely distributed throughout Britain and Ireland. The environment in which wooden artefacts were lost, discarded, or deposited reflects their use and the societies that used them and thus may hold clues about the age of the artefacts, particularly those excavated from bogs. The pattern of land use and exploitation of peat exerted the strongest influence on the distribution of wooden finds in Britain and Ireland. This chapter focuses on the distribution, deposition, preservation, and recovery of wooden artefacts in prehistoric Britain and Ireland.
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