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Excavation — miscellaneous in Piperstown

Excavation — miscellaneous
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A pair of conjoined pits in a figure-of-eight form, were identified while excavating drains in advance of plantation (Excavation Licence No. 03E1142). Pit 1, (Wth 0.95m NW/SE; D 0.13m) was lined with large stones and contained charcoal rich soil with fragments of burnt bone, the base was fire-reddened. Pit 2 (Wth 0.72m NW/SE; D 0.08m) contained occasional stones and charcoal rich soil. A small flue fed into both pits. (Keane 2006, 343) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 30 July 2012

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