Hundreds of archaeological sites uncovered across Northern Ireland

Excavations in rrn Ireland have given rise to hundreds of important archaeological discoveries over past four years, according to reports from several global newsgroups. About 800 digs were licensed by Department for Communities mainly as a requirement of planning process where developers are required to record important sites. Details of all new findings have been enlisted in a public booklet named Uneard. book mentions sites ranging from Stone farms to 19th Century urban industry. 

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Archaeologist Gault speaks about findings

In a media interview, Senior archaeologist Andrew Gault said " department wanted to publish guide because its process of archaeology that's going on all time in rrn Ireland in background that people maybe aren't aware of."

book focuses on findings from 2015 to 2018, as this was period when planning powers were transferred to local councils yet authors hope to make it a regular periodical publication. Gault describes work to be a result of mitigation archaeology's planning process. 

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He ds that works are unexpected and unkwn archaeology that emerges when topsoil is removed.
archaeologist also informed that discovered sites are dated after Bronze settlement of 2500 to 800BC between time of St Patrick (about 500) to arrival of rmans in 12th Century. Human occupations before 10,000 years are basis of archaeological research and its findings, he said. re's even more potential to retrieve more items from country's soil, he concluded.

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Sites mentioned in book

Major sites mentioned in Uneard include Glenshane ritual site dated it to about 2,500BC which comprises a timber circle - large wooden posts with an outer fenced forecourt - which was likely to have been site of elaborate rituals attended by large crowds of people. Similarly, Tanning pits in Belfast city centre is ar finding which consists of 15 wooden pits dated 18th century. list of findings also mentions Neolithic house at Dungiven which dates from time when farming was first introduced to Ireland almost 6,000 years ago.  Almost 1,400 pieces of Neolithic pottery were also uncovered at site. A fourth finding, Bronze roundhouse at Rasharkin from 1500BC also consisted of rubbing stone and several pieces of late Bronze pottery.

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