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| The new Newgrange book |
Newgrange is the most visited archaeological site in Ireland. Every year around 250,000 people come to the see this Neolithic passage tomb. This new book is a guide designed for the general reader with an interest in Irish prehistory. It explains the results of decades of excavation and analysis in one volume. It is written in a lively style that seeks at the same time to be authoritative and thorough.
Newgrange is simply the best example of a passage tomb in Western Europe and its solstice phenomenon, in particular, has made it famous throughout the world. It is also conveniently located only an hour from Dublin. While it is the best-known ancient site in Ireland, many aspects of Newgrange are not clearly understood, other aspects are just taken for granted. As two archaeologists with a lifetime of experience in the Boyne Valley we shared with most visitors the same uncertainties about the tomb; why is there a three metre high quartz wall around its entrance, how does the roof box work, what was the inspiration for its art and architecture? We chose to write this book in order to present our own personal interpretation of an intricate and often hotly debated story. See our praise for the book in our video news bulletin.. Click here to buy Newgrange |
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KNOWTH SITE M EXCAVATION REPORT
Also available from Geraldine and Matthew Stout is their report of the excavations at Site M near Knowth. Their archaeological digs at Site M in the Boyne Valley between 2002 and 2004 resulted in the identification of a new class of monument - an Early Medieval Secular Cemetery. Click here to buy the book |
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Some time 6,000 years ago, the members of a now long-forgotten tribe dragged and lifted carefully chosen stones into place and built Ireland's first Temple of Stone. Over the next 2,000 years, hundreds more megalithic tombs were built across the country and then, around 2000 BC, the building stopped and the knowledge of what these remarkable stone structures meant to their builders was lost. After 4,000 years of silence, however, the stones are no longer mute. Every year, archaeologists discover more about these enigmatic monuments and instead of a single, simple answer to the question of what the megalithic tombs meant to those who built them, there is a multitude of answers, each one more intriguing that the next. As the Office of Public Works celebrates 40 years of the winter solstice at Newgrange and we enter Samhain, the Celtic New Year, Carleton Jones brings together the interpretations surrounding our megalithic tombs in a fully-illustrated popular format, shedding light on our ancestors belief systems and rituals and their deliberate manipulations of the world around them, often with drug-induced hallucinations. |
| All key sites in Ireland are discussed with 100 Sites Worth Visiting listed in a final chapter with photos, maps and detailed directions. Mythical Ireland's verdict: A wonderful volume, very well written and put together with many photographs and illustrations. A rich exploration of ancient Ireland. Click here to buy Temples of Stone. |
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RECOMMENDED:
Keeper
of Genesis - Robert Bauval, Graham Hancock
A thought-provoking and well
researched volume on the ancient astronomical significance
of the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. A fantastic read
from two renowned researchers and authors.
The
Stones of Time - Martin Brennan
A
comprehensive and fascinating study of Neolithic sites
in Ireland, examining the solar, lunar and astral
significance of 5000-year-old stone carvings. A must.
The Cygnus Mystery - Andrew Collins presents further evidence that the constellation Cygnus was important to the ancient megalith builders. A fascinating read.
Prehistoric
Astronomy and Ritual - Aubrey Burl
Dowth:
Winter Sunsets - Anne Marie Moroney (Great
photos, great research, nice price! See more here.)
Irish
Symbols of 3500BC - N.L.Thomas
Astronomy
in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland - Clive Ruggles
Stonehenge
: The Secret of the Solstice - Terence Meaden
The
Secret of the Avebury Stones - Terence Meaden
Ancient
Astronomy and Celestial Divination - N.M. Swerdlow
Homer's
Secret Iliad - Florence Wood, Kenneth Wood (Highly
recommended)
Heaven's
Mirror : Quest for the Lost Civilisation - Graham
Hancock, Santha Faiia
Hamlet's
Mill - Giorgio de Santillana, Hertha von dechend
Uriel's
Machine - Christopher Knight, Robert Lomas
Stonehenge - John North
Ancient
Light : Our Changing View of the Universe - Alan
Lightman
Sky
Stories : Ancient and Modern - Roger Ptak
Astronomy
in Ancient Times (Isaac Asimov's New Library of the
Universe) - Isaac Asimov, Francis Reedy
Temple
Festival Calendars of Ancient Egypt - Sherif El-Sabban
Anaximander
and the Origins of Greek Cosmology - Charles H.
Kahn
Conversing
With the Planets : How Science and Myth Invented the
Cosmos (Kodansha Globe) - Anthony Aveni
The
Exact Sciences in Antiquity - Otto Neugebauer
The
Place of Astronomy in the Ancient World - F.R.
Hodson
The
Calendar - David Ewing Duncan (An
interesting read)
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