The Excavation of an Enclosed Middle Bronze Age Cemetery at Gransha, Co. Londonderry,

By R.M. Chapple

This volume details the excavation of a remarkably well preserved, enclosed Middle Bronze Age cemetery in the townland of Gransha, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Site 19). The cemetery comprised a series of atypical cists, cut into the bedrock and lined with slabs. In a small number of cases, the original covering slabs survived in situ. While relatively few cists contained human bone, many produced large quantities of charred grain, especially barley. While a number of explanations for this form of deposition are explored, it appears consistent with the tradition of cenotaphic burial and commemoration current in later Irish prehistory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140730724X
• ISBN13: 9781407307244
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 11.6"