Five sets of historical, skeletal human remains consistent with the workhouse era - dating from 1841 to 1918 - have been recovered at the former site of the Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam.
The remains are currently undergoing analysis by the Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam (ODAIT).
Excavations between August and September recovered numerous objects at the site including pottery, shoes, spectacles and glass baby bottle feeders.
Lower layers contained glass bottles, clay pipes, enamelled tableware and chamber pots of pre-institutional date, according to the latest ODAIT update.
The excavation team focused on three locations in August and September.
The site of a former workhouse yard; a part of the site adjacent to the high stone boundary wall at the eastern side of the site and a part of the site where workhouse plans indicated "a possible subterranean vaulted structure".
The era of materials uncovered relate to when the site was used as a workhouse from 1841 to 1918.
It was as used by military from 1918 to 1925.
The era of the Mother and Baby Institution dates from 1925 to 1961.
The institutional era dates from 1961 onwards.
In locations where excavations have taken place to date, objects from all of these periods were identified and recovered, as well as objects from earlier ancient and unrelated dates.
This, according to the ODAIT, highlights the complexity of the site.
The latest update from the excavation also notes that it continues to retrieve "large amounts" of animal bone, likely from the institution, military and workhouse kitchens.
The excavation continues.
