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Jake O'Kane: Cavehill - home to fossilised rabbit droppings, Belfast truffles, 16th century cannon shot and ancient arrowheads

This was my Howard Carter moment, for although not gold, I realised my hand would be the first to touch this stone since its owner lost it on Cavehill 4,000 years previous

Jake's latest archaeological find has been identified as a 16th century cannon shot called a perrier
MY memory, or what remains of it, seems to work best visually. For instance, while I seldom remember a name, I never forget a face. And one of the reasons I use photos in my end of year show – a[...]

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