Excavation site, Lug, Co. Offaly

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Título

Excavation site, Lug, Co. Offaly

Assunto

Excavation site

Descrição

Lantern slide depicting the site which was to become an excavation site at Lug, Co. Offaly. Originaly titled 'LUG-OFFALY: Site x A.Carroll Dublin' and labelled 'K4 33'. The excavation site where the remains were found in consisted of a number of prehistoric burials, with human remains found in various cists, under the cairn it was placed in. The excavation was undertaken by the Royal Antiquarian Society of Ireland, by Micheal O Duigeannain. The exact location of the excavation site could not be determined. The cairn was approx. 65 feet in diamater. There were multpile burial chambers and remains found in the site, both human an non-human origin. In the central cist depicted in this image human remains were found. They were of an elderly female, lying in a crouched position on her right side. In addition to the remains a foodbowl was found beside her head.

Criador

Holly Cooper

Editor

The Discovery Programme

Colaborador

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Formato

image/tiff

Idioma

EN

Tipo

Image

Identificador

BOX37_038

Alternative Title

RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 37

Date Created

25/01/17

Has Format

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

Is Part Of

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

Extent

114.3mb
7559 x 7559 pixels

Medium

Lantern Slides

Spatial Coverage

Country: Ireland
County: Offaly
Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100031.aspx
Townland: Lug
Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/42043.aspx
Irish National Grid East:
Irish National Grid North:
Position Source: www.logainm.ie
Latitude:
Longitude:
Place: Lug, Co. Offaly Latitude: 53.3150936 Longitude: -7.484379200000035

Rights Holder

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

Ficheiros

BOX37_038.jpg

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Citação

Holly Cooper, “Excavation site, Lug, Co. Offaly,” Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, acedido 22 de Novembro de 2024, http://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/468173.

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