Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscapes of North Mayo: Report 2011

Maloideae 66
Pinus 3
Quercus 994
Salix 309
Taxus 1
Ulmus 6
Table 1 Total charcoal fragments from the five sites
Glenulra enclosure E24 Middle Neolithic
Charcoal was examined from S004, the fill of a hearth (contextual information taken from
the sample bag). Birch, oak, pine and yew were identified from this sample (Figure 3). Ring
counts range between two and four. Annual rings on the birch are strongly curved, indicating
branches. In contrast, both the oak and pine annual rings are weakly curved, suggesting they
were derived from larger branches or trunks. The presence of tyloses coupled with the
weakly curved annual rings in the oak suggests that heartwood was burnt. Growth rates are
medium (Table 2).
3%
55%
39%
Betula
Pinus
Quercus
Taxus
3%
Figure 3 Total charcoal from E24 : N= 33 fragments
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