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  • Archaeological Treasures Found In Roscrea (Ireland)

    02/26/2008 2:52:29 PM PST · by blam · 10 replies · 292+ views
    The Nenagh Guardian ^ | 2-22-2008 | Peter Gleeson
    Archaeological treasures found in Roscrea Friday February 22 2008 By Peter Gleeson A 'beautiful' Bronze Age axe and a number of ancient burial grounds have been unearthed near Roscrea during the construction of the new Dublin-Limerick motorway in the area. The bronze axe was found in Camblin, south of Roscrea. Archaeologists say the find dates to the later Bronze Age and appears to have been hidden in a shallow pit and never recovered by the person who concealed it. On a second site in Camblin a medieval iron 'bearded' axe was discovered while two Bronze Age enclosed settlements with two...