The famous tumulus in Co. Meath, neighbour to the Knowth necropolis and the mysterious Dowth.
Newgrange is the best known of Irelands many passage tombs, though its present form is the result of major reconstruction works and very thorough excavations of the mound, the passage and the standing stones outside that form part of a theoretical circle around the mound.
A mixture of sand and burnt clay was used to waterproof the inner chamber when the tomb was built and this allowed us to carbon date the chamber to around 6,000 years ago.
A mixture of sand and burnt clay was used to waterproof the inner chamber when the tomb was built and this allowed us to carbon date the chamber to around 6,000 years ago.
Newgrange is the best known of Irelands many passage tombs, though its present form is the result of major reconstruction works and very thorough excavations of the mound, the passage and the standing stones outside that form part of a theoretical circle around the mound.
A mixture of sand and burnt clay was used to waterproof the inner chamber when the tomb was built and this allowed us to carbon date the chamber to around 6,000 years ago.
A mixture of sand and burnt clay was used to waterproof the inner chamber when the tomb was built and this allowed us to carbon date the chamber to around 6,000 years ago.
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