26/10/2023
Archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal at a large-scale residential development at Enlerbank, Comber, led to the discovery of a Bronze Age settlement, with evidence of occupation and use of the site into the Early Medieval period. A number of Bronze Age structures were identified, mainly of posthole and stakehole construction. The excavation of these features uncovered flint artefacts dating to this period, and also a fragment of Beaker pottery. Beaker artefacts are associated with the very earliest evidence of metallurgy in Ireland. A large enclosure, which is likely to be prehistoric in date, was also excavated, with some structural evidence in its interior. Finally, a dumbbell shaped kiln was discovered. These kilns would have been used for the drying of cereals grown in the area, and date to the Early Medieval period.
We have uncovered a remarkable discovery at a development site in Co Antrim, near the Old Belfast Road in Carrickfergus in 2023. A total of 146 skeletons have been unearthed, shedding light on the history...
Read MoreGeophysical surveys revealed buried remains of part of a large enclosure type settlement. The principal feature took the form of an arc of a substantial curvilinear ditch suggesting that these were the remains of a...
Read MoreArchaeological monitoring of topsoil removal at a large-scale residential development at Enlerbank, Comber, led to the discovery of a Bronze Age settlement, with evidence of occupation and use of the site into the Early Medieval...
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