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1
N6
Galway
to
Ballinasloe
Scheme,
Contract
2.
Final
Report
on
archaeological
investigations
at
Site
E2437,
a
Bronze
Age
cremation
pyre
and
burnt
mound
in
the
townland
of
Newford,
Co.
Galway
Date:
March
2008
Client:
Galway
County
Council
Project
code:
NGB05
By:
Brendon
Wilkins
Ministerial
Direction
no.:
A024/2
Excavation
no.:
E2437
Director:
Brendon
Wilkins
Chainage:
14810
–
14840
&
15120
‐
15140
NGR:
149078/226736
(Area
A)
&
149255/226484
(Area
B)
1
N6
Galway
to
Ballinasloe
Scheme,
Contract
2.
Final
Report
on
archaeological
investigations
at
Site
E2437,
a
Bronze
Age
cremation
pyre
and
burnt
mound
in
the
townland
of
Newford,
Co.
Galway
Date:
March
2008
Client:
Galway
County
Council
Project
code:
NGB05
By:
Brendon
Wilkins
Ministerial
Direction
no.:
A024/2
Excavation
no.:
E2437
Director:
Brendon
Wilkins
Chainage:
14810
–
14840
&
15120
‐
15140
NGR:
149078/226736
(Area
A)
&
149255/226484
(Area
B)
2
CONTENTS
PAGE
1
Summary
4
2
Introduction
5
3
Site
description
and
location
5
4
Aims
and
methodology
5
5
Results
6
Area
A
6
Area
B
10
Site
Natural
Soil
Profile
11
6
Discussion
Area
A
12
Area
B
15
7
Archive
16
List
of
Tables
Table
1.
Bronze
Age
cremation
cemeteries
from
Leinster
showing
number
of
burials,
minimum
number
of
individuals
and
average
burial
weight
in
grams
Table
2.
Bronze
Age
cremation
cemeteries
from
Carlow
Bypass
project,
also
excavated
by
Headland
Archaeology
Ltd.
showing
number
of
burials,
minimum
number
of
individuals
and
average
burial
weight
in
grams
Table
3.
Pyre
site
from
Newford
(excluding
pyre
feature)
showing
number
of
burials,
minimum
number
of
individuals
and
average
burial
weight
in
grams
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