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Newgrange in Ireland is a world famous monument not only because of its vast scale and elaborate megalithic art, but also because of its renowned alignment to the sun on the winter solstice. Yet the origins of Newgrange remain somewhat mysterious. Across Ireland over two hundred similar passage tomb...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hensey, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2015.
Colección:Oxbow insights in archaeology.
Temas:
Passage Graves culture > Ireland.
Tombs > Ireland.
Neolithic period > Ireland.
Civilisation des dolmens à couloir > Irlande.
Tombeaux > Irlande.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Tombs
Passage Graves culture
Neolithic period
Antiquities
Newgrange Site (Ireland)
Ireland > Antiquities.
Newgrange (Irlande : Site archéologique)
Irlande > Antiquités.
Ireland
Ireland > Newgrange Site
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Earliest Irish Passage Tombs
  • Chapter 2: Constructing New Realities
  • Chapter 3: Into the Earth
  • Chapter 4: Waiting for the Sun
  • Chapter 5: Where the River Meets the Sea
  • Chapter 6: Going Public
  • Chapter 7: A Secret History
  • Chapter 8: Journey to Newgrange
  • Conclusion: An Archaeology of the Otherworld
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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