Ancient remains found in Dublin

[xchrom]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0619/breaking35.html

Ancient skeletal remains have been uncovered by contractors working on the largest energy project in the country.

The unrecorded burial ground was discovered on farmland in Rush, north Dublin, as EirGrid laid piping for a high voltage direct current underground power line.

Several skulls and bones were recovered on the strip of land near Rogerstown estuary, which locals historians believe could date back to the Vikings in the 9th century.

An on-site archaeologist has informed the National Monuments Service and is expected to be given the go-ahead to carry out a full archaeological survey next week.

It is not yet known how many bodies are buried there or exactly what era they date back to.

[dipsydoodle]

1. They are believed to have worshipped Guiness

[roguevalley]

2. awesome news awesomer pic. :0)

[Ghost Dog]

3. Interesting. But 9th century CE is really not "ancient"

by "old world" standards.