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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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Irish Vikings were of Norwegian origin, not Danish, major new DNA study reveals

Irish Vikings were of Norwegian origin, not Dan...

A major new study of Viking-era genomes in Ireland has revealed that they derive their genetic ancestry from Norway, and were different from English Vikings whose ancestry showed stronger Danish...

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Irish Vikings were of Norwegian origin, not Dan...

A major new study of Viking-era genomes in Ireland has revealed that they derive their genetic ancestry from Norway, and were different from English Vikings whose ancestry showed stronger Danish...

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The Fennor ringfort: another drone discovery has been officially recorded

The Fennor ringfort: another drone discovery ha...

Anthony Murphy\'s discovery of a 45m-wide medieval ringfort at Fennor, between the Bend of the Boyne and Slane, has been added to the NMS database

The Fennor ringfort: another drone discovery ha...

Anthony Murphy\'s discovery of a 45m-wide medieval ringfort at Fennor, between the Bend of the Boyne and Slane, has been added to the NMS database