What is recorded here
An articulated human supine burial was excavated from the silts at the bottom of a ditch defining the plots associated with the houses and it must have been inserted. It was in poor condition but was the remains of adult male aged 26-35 years at the time of death, and provided a C14 date of AD 1420-1490 cal. AD (Beta…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME025-092005
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- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Meath Chronicle; photographer not stated, www.meathchronicle.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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