microrobert
11-30-2012, 12:31 PM
Medieval artefacts found at crannog
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The sub-floor of a circular house uncovered during an archaeological dig just outside Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh (Department of the Envionment Northern Ireland)
Pieces of a medieval board game and 1,000-year-old combs are among rare artefacts uncovered during an archaeological dig that is set to rewrite the history books.
Experts have hailed the finds in Co Fermanagh as internationally significant, claiming they shed new light on life in medieval Ireland and its connection with the wider world.
Iron, bronze and bone ornaments have been discovered at the crannog just outside Enniskillen, along with the chess-like pieces believed to have been part of the game. Parts of log boats, leather shoes, knives, decorated dress pins, wooden vessels and a bowl with a cross carved on its base were also unearthed during the six-month dig.
The style and design of the antler and bone combs suggest influences from northern Europe and indicate that the Fermanagh settlement had international links 1,000 years ago.
Medieval artefacts found at crannog - National News, Breaking News - Kerryman.ie (http://www.kerryman.ie/breaking-news/national-news/medieval-artefacts-found-at-crannog-3310263.html?start=1)
http://cdn.independent.ie/multimedia/dynamic/01133/N03473113541934379_1133703t.jpg
The sub-floor of a circular house uncovered during an archaeological dig just outside Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh (Department of the Envionment Northern Ireland)
Pieces of a medieval board game and 1,000-year-old combs are among rare artefacts uncovered during an archaeological dig that is set to rewrite the history books.
Experts have hailed the finds in Co Fermanagh as internationally significant, claiming they shed new light on life in medieval Ireland and its connection with the wider world.
Iron, bronze and bone ornaments have been discovered at the crannog just outside Enniskillen, along with the chess-like pieces believed to have been part of the game. Parts of log boats, leather shoes, knives, decorated dress pins, wooden vessels and a bowl with a cross carved on its base were also unearthed during the six-month dig.
The style and design of the antler and bone combs suggest influences from northern Europe and indicate that the Fermanagh settlement had international links 1,000 years ago.
Medieval artefacts found at crannog - National News, Breaking News - Kerryman.ie (http://www.kerryman.ie/breaking-news/national-news/medieval-artefacts-found-at-crannog-3310263.html?start=1)