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Pit-burial in Corradoon

Pit-burial

Why this matters

Pit-burial in Corradoon is a Bronze Age funerary deposit, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in the presence of cremated human remains and associated pottery, providing insight into early burial practices and material culture in the region.

What is recorded here

An encrusted urn (Kavanagh 1973, 565) was found inverted in a pit over the cremated remains of a child, with fragments of a possible bowl food vessel. It was found in ploughing during 1967. (Lucas, 1971, JRSAI, 220-22; Waddell 1990, 145) Lucas, A. T. (1971) National Museum of Ireland: archaeological acquisitions in 1968. JRSAI 102, 181-239. Waddell, J. (1990) The Bronze Age burials of Ieland. Galway University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
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