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Multi-periodSite Name: Fanmore MiddenCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Clare Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Fanmore More
Latitude: 53.120000N Longitude: 9.29W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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High tides exposed this shellfish midden in north Clare October 2008. Radiocarbon dating revealed it to be at least 6,000 years old. The midden - a cooking area where nomad hunter-gatherers boiled or roasted shellfish - contained Stone Age implements, including two axes and a number of smaller stone tools.
A rescue excavation was performed during September and early October 2009.
One of the two trenches dug showed a black organic layer covered a deposit of burnt and shattered stone beneath quantities of sand and stone . A stone axe was found in this secure context along with some chert flakes and debitage.
Post-excavation analysis to include a specialist report on the lithics.
Source: Michael Lynch, "Clare, 2009:093, FANORE MORE, Shell midden, 09E400." Report at excavations.ie.
Note: 6,000-year-old settlement poses tsunami mystery in County Clare, Ireland. See comment.
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