The Journal of Ir ish Archaeology Volume XXXIII First published in 2024 The Journal of Ir ish Archaeology is published by Wordwell Ltd, Unit 9, 78 Furze Road, Sandyford Industr ial Estate, Dublin 18, on behalf of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland. www.wordwellbooks.com Copyright © The authors Layout and design © Wordwell All r ights reserved. No part of this book may be repr inted or reproduced or utilised in any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or otherwise without either the pr ior wr itten consent of the publishers or a licence permitting restr icted copying in Ireland issued by the Ir ish Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 63 Patr ick Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Submissions: all correspondence should be addressed to the Editor. Subscr iptions: €20 (individual)
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ISBN 978-1-916742-15-4 ISSN 0268-537X Typeset in Ireland by Wordwell Ltd Copy-editor: Emer Condit Cover design: Nick Maxwell Pr inted by: W.&G. Baird Cover image: The assemblage of 469 mammal, amphibian and bird bones from Poll Bunker, Co. Clare, the multi-per iod cave
site in the Burren (Ken Williams).
JOURNAL OF IRISH ARCHAEOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD 2024
Dr Kathar ina Becker, Department of Archaeology,
University College Cork Dr Fiona Beglane, CERIS, Department of
Environmental Science, Institute of Technology, Sligo Dr Kerr i Cleary, Editor ial and Research Manager,
Archaeological Consultancy Services Unit (Editor) Jean Farrelly, Archaeological Survey of Ireland,
National Monuments Service Dr Carleton Jones, School of Geography, Archaeology,
and Ir ish Studies, University of Galway Dr Helen Lewis, School of Archaeology, University
College Dublin Ed Lyne, Resident Archaeologist, Limer ick City and
County Council
Conor McDermott, School of Archaeology, University
College Dublin Dr Cormac McSparron, Department of Archaeology
and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast Conleth Manning, Independent Researcher Nick Maxwell, Wordwell Ltd (Publisher) Dr Michael Potterton, Department of History, NUI
Maynooth Matthew Seaver, National Museum of Ireland Dr Alan Hawkes, Consultant Archaeologist (JIA
Convenor) Dr Elizabeth Twohig, formerly Department of
Archaeology, University College Cork