In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labeled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically ...

Archaeologists have long assumed that Stone Age tombs in Ireland were built for royalty. But a new analysis of DNA from 55 skeletons found in these 5,000-year-old graves suggests that the tombs were ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

A newly published paper questions the belief that burial within the ‘mega’ passage tomb of Newgrange in Co Meath was the preserve of kings and other dignitaries, who represented a dynasty that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hand out image from Queen’s University Belfast of 1. Photogrammetry map of location of roundhouse footprints at Brusselstown Ring.

The Newgrange prehistoric monument in Ireland is a large circular mound containing a chamber. New research has cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of ...

New research cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland, 5500 years ago. A paper led by researchers from University College Dublin, in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what could be the largest cluster of houses ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland. Until now, the largest cluster of ancient settlements ...

New research cast doubts over suggestions (opens in a new window)an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland, 5500 years ago. A paper led by researchers from University College ...

A hillfort in Co Wicklow has been declared the "largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain". Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast also contend the site, located just south of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what could be the largest cluster of houses ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland. Until now, the largest cluster of ancient settlements ...