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Ireland's neolithic passage tombs were not just the burial place of the elite
In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labeled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically ...
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A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History in Ireland's Ancient East
Welcome to Ireland's Ancient East, a vast playground of incredible ... Arguably the most famous structure is Newgrange, a 5,000 years old passage tomb and UNESCO World Heritage site that predates ...
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Archaeologists Stunned by 4000-year-old Structure In Denmark That's Eerily Identical To British 'Stonehenge'
Britain’s history was filled with examples of giant stone slabs or wood found across the regions of Ireland ... the structure while removing the topsoil that covered the circle, as per Ancient ...
Ireland’s neolithic passage tombs were not just the burial place of the elite – new research
Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...
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A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History in Ireland's Ancient East
Welcome to Ireland's Ancient East, a vast playground of incredible ... Arguably the most famous structure is Newgrange, a 5,000 years old passage tomb and UNESCO World Heritage site that predates ...