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CIST BURIAL in Gorticrum Irish

CIST BURIAL

What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CIST BURIAL. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Bronze Age cist burial; typically used for single interments and often associated with cremation practices. Such burials are significant for understanding early funerary rites and social structures in prehistoric Ireland.

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