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Ireland's 'Answer To The Pyramids' Is An Impressive Neolithic Tomb That's Older Than Stonehenge
A visit there will give you a glimpse into the lives of Ireland's ancestors. Newgrange is a Neolithic site in Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. Just like Stonehenge, the site is quite ...
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Prehistoric monuments discovered in Ireland’s ancient east may have been ‘pathways for the dead'
Archaeologists recently discovered multiple prehistoric monuments in the South East of Ireland. This discovery fills in the gaps for a large period of history that is unaccounted for. The new ...
7 world's oldest landmarks that are still standing
These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing, relics that defy the erosion of millennia. From the enigmatic pillars ...
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Stonehenge’s older ‘sister’: Ancient monument in Dorchester’s dating stuns archaeologists
A new study has revealed that Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.
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The megalithic tombs of ancient Ireland
The remains of 1,000 massive stone burial sites, mainly from the Neolithic period, are scattered across Ireland. Most of these marvelous structures are over 5,000 years old. They were built out of ...
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Neolithic and Bronze Ages
Axes made from polished flint and stone were important throughout the Neolithic (Late Stone Age ... Cornwall and Northern Ireland. Mined flint is of better quality than surface flint.