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Volunteer Find Reveals Midden: beach cleanup uncovers prehistoric site; erosion now threatens archaeology

A routine beach clean is usually measured in bags of plastic, bottles and other debris removed from the sand. But in May 2015, a group of volunteers on Ireland’s County Sligo coast came across something far older. While clearing litter at Rosses Point, Martina Butler noticed a thin, unusual layer of oyster shells exposed along the edge of a dune.

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