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Further explorations took place in 1929 and 1930, and these led to the recovery of more bones of lemming, reindeer, mouse, pig, hare, horse, frog, rabbit, sheep, fox, stoat, bear, dog, ox, badger and rat. The excavations also discovered remains of
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was also discovered, drawing headlines around the country. Another important recovery was that of a metacarpus of reindeer, discovered above an area of burnt charcoal. This suggests that reindeer in
Ireland survived until the human period.
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The first thorough exploration of the caves at
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The sixteen interconnecting caves of white cherty limestone are found at the base of a line of low cliffs, on the western slope of the hill. They were formed from the atmospheric weathering of
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The caves have been used by man over several millennia, and it has long been suggested that they were the site of ancient religious practice or gathering such as
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containing limestone blocks can be found in many of them. Stalagmite floors are rare, and when present appear to have been burrowed into by foxes and badgers.
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crystals are abundant, and glacial boulder-beds can be found at the mouth of some of the caves, showing that
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of an adult was recovered in a pool of water. It has subsequently been dated to the turn of the 11th century, coinciding with an entry in the
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of a male were found in the caves, and man-made artefacts that were recovered include two bone needles, a bone comb, a stone
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