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Newgrange
Geraldine Stout
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Description for Newgrange
Paperback. Newgrange is an archaeological site in Ireland. Every year around 250,000 people come to the see this Neolithic passage tomb. This book is designed for the general reader with an interest in Irish prehistory. It explains the results of decades of excavation and analysis. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps,. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 94 x 10. Weight in Grams: 406.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859184318
SKU
V9781859184318
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Ref
99-91
About Geraldine Stout
Geraldine Stout is an archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht. She is author of Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne (Cork University Press, 2002). Matthew Stout lectures on the history of the Irish landscape, early medieval Ireland, medieval archaeology, and international historiography at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. He is co-editor of ... Read more
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