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Cremation pit in Darcystown

Cremation pit
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Cremation pit in Darcystown
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One of two cremation pits excavated (Licence no. 03E0067) in advance of development. Irregular in plan the pit (0.4m diam.) contained a very small quantity of cremated bone and fourteen sherds of prehistoric pottery of middle or late Bronze Age date (Carroll et al. 2008, 38). Compiled by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 2 February 2015

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