In 2006 Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd recovered a curious gold object from a cremation burial near Tullamore in County Offaly. This was subsequently identified as a Wessex-type bead or button cover which is a unique find from an Irish archaeological context. The excavation was directed by Linda Hegarty and the final report from which this account is derived was written by Grace Corbett and Tom Janes.
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