Tag: 2500 years

Since the 1970s, the oldest evidence of human occupation on the island of Ireland has been at Mount Sandel in Co. Derry. This site has been dated at 8,000 BC, which is in the Mesolithic period, indicating that humans had occupied the island for some 10,000 years. Photo: IT Sligo

Human Occupation In Ireland Existed 2,500 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

MessageToEagle.com | March 22, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – A remarkable archaeological discovery in a Co. Clare cave has pushed back the date of human existence in Ireland by 2,500 years. This discovery re-writes Irish archaeology