5,700-year-old house found at bypass site
Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 23 September 2004 Page Views: 1502
DigsThe archaeological ghost of a house a thousand years older than the earliest Egyptian pyramid have been discovered in Co Cork. Evidence of the dwelling, which has been carbon-dated as being built in 3700BC, was unearthed during work on the €170 million Ballincollig bypass. Archaeologists revealed that 33 other sites of historic importance were identified during work on the road. These include the discovery of an early Bronze Age enclosed settlement, dating back to 2450BC, which was unearthed in Curraheen.Project archaeologist Ken Hanley said the oldest dwelling, which dates back to the early Neolithic period, was discovered near the EMC plant. "It would have originally been walled with split timber planking with support posts and may have been roofed with thatch or sod. The structure would have housed a single family unit of perhaps six to 10 people," Mr Hanley said. Archaeologists believe the house represented a transition from hunter-gatherer type existence to an early farming society.
Source: The Irish Examiner 21/09/2004
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