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NMI recovers Bronze Age axe illegally detected in Adare


A miniature Bronze Age axe head was handed over to the National Museum of Ireland after pictures emerged of it on social media.

The axe was discovered through illegal metal detecting in Adare, Co Limerick.

NMI Keeper of Irish Antiquities Maeve Sikora said a member of the public alerted the museum to the images and the axe was recovered following an investigation by gardaí.

More: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0408/1041305-bronze-age-axe-find/
ryaner Posted by ryaner
8th April 2019ce

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