burnt spreads Archives - AMS Consultants https://ams-consultancy.com/tag/burnt-spreads/ Archeological Management Solutions Ireland & UK Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:37:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Forestry Excavation https://ams-consultancy.com/forestry-excavation/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:55:37 +0000 https://ams-consultancy.com/?p=1648 As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.

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Burnt spreads found in forestry area


As part of the Archaeological contract for the Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry.

After the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester. This is the first time that this technique has been used on a TII archaeology project and AMS contracted a forestry expert for the job.

Wide tracked machines were used and local drivers employed, people who knew the particular ground conditions. Trenches were then excavated within the area from which the stumps have been taken and all signs of archaeology were investigated by hand.

This innovative stump harvesting technique has resulted in the identification of three new sites of burnt spreads in previously forested areas.

Specialist Stump Excavator

Stump removal

Burnt spreads revealed

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Video Documentary Series

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Mini-documentaries on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project. Each video lasts around 5 minutes and describes various stages of the excavations and fieldwork.
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Forestry Excavation

As part of the N5 Road Project in Co Roscommon, AMS were required to test 78ha of felled forestry. Once the trees were felled and removed, the stumps were extracted by a specialist stump harvester.
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Palaeobotany near Ballaghcullia

Palaeobotanists study the plants that grew in the past. Palaeobotanists from National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) visited Roscommon last summer and took a core from a bog near Ballaghcullia.
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Neolithic Axe

Archaeologists working at Shankill found a Neolithic stone axehead that is over 5,000 years old and was made from a very specific type of stone called Langdale tuff.

Metal Working at Shankill

At Shankill, a site reputably founded by St Patrick, archaeologists have uncovered traces of early medieval agriculture, burial and a forge.
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Fulachtaí Fia (Burnt Mounds)

Burnt mounds, or fullachtaí fia, are one of the commonest types of sites found by archaeologists working on projects in Ireland.
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Medieval Coin at Gortnacrannagh

Gortnacranagh is a medieval site. These coins date from the era of Edward I or II. This coin is a silver penny.
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Souterrains

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Souterrains are underground, stone-lined passages dating from the early medieval period. At Killeen East we found a number of souterrains inside a rath (ringfort).
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