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2010:016 - SKAINOS, Belfast, Antrim

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Antrim

Site name: SKAINOS, Belfast

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A

Licence number:

Author: Colin Dunlop, Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.

Site type: Graveyard

Period/Dating: Multi-period

ITM: E 733749m, N 874082m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.597286, -5.930121

The second phase of work (see Excavations 2009, No. 19, for report on earlier work) began in July with the demolition of buildings adjoining the church. A further 202 individuals were recovered during this second phase, resulting in a total of 374 skeletons. Phase 2 saw the excavation of an enclosed family burial plot, as well as the recovery of more fragments of clothing, coffin plates, intact coffins and a set of false teeth.


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