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Newgrange closed for solstice, but illumination will be livestreamed

Newgrange closed for solstice, but illumination...

Research project announced in the absence of visitors to the monument

Newgrange closed for solstice, but illumination...

Research project announced in the absence of visitors to the monument

Adult male buried in Newgrange was part of a "ruling social elite", major study finds

Adult male buried in Newgrange was part of a "r...

A fascinating new study led by Trinity College Dublin reveals fascinating new insights into 5,200-year-old burials at ancient Meath monument

Adult male buried in Newgrange was part of a "r...

A fascinating new study led by Trinity College Dublin reveals fascinating new insights into 5,200-year-old burials at ancient Meath monument

New LiDAR imagery of Uisneach - annotated with currently known archaeological sites

New LiDAR imagery of Uisneach - annotated with ...

Anthony Murphy provides an overview of the monuments of Uisneach by placing them on a new LiDAR map of the area

New LiDAR imagery of Uisneach - annotated with ...

Anthony Murphy provides an overview of the monuments of Uisneach by placing them on a new LiDAR map of the area

When Orion carries the moon across the sky and over the heavenly river

When Orion carries the moon across the sky and ...

A simple lesson in observational astronomy shows how easy it is to perceive the rhythms of lunar movement just as prehistoric people did all over the world

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When Orion carries the moon across the sky and ...

A simple lesson in observational astronomy shows how easy it is to perceive the rhythms of lunar movement just as prehistoric people did all over the world

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Scribes and kings: religion, politics and the medieval manuscripts of Ireland

Scribes and kings: religion, politics and the m...

It is a remarkable fact that a great deal of Ireland’s mythological material from past ages available to the student of mythology and fable today was written down in the...

Scribes and kings: religion, politics and the m...

It is a remarkable fact that a great deal of Ireland’s mythological material from past ages available to the student of mythology and fable today was written down in the...

What did equinox mean to a Neolithic astronomer?

What did equinox mean to a Neolithic astronomer?

Anthony Murphy investigates the meaning of equinox in the Stone Age, and asks whether something else might have been the target of Cairn T at Slieve na Calliagh, Loughcrew.

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What did equinox mean to a Neolithic astronomer?

Anthony Murphy investigates the meaning of equinox in the Stone Age, and asks whether something else might have been the target of Cairn T at Slieve na Calliagh, Loughcrew.

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