Archaeologists have long debated who was buried in these megalithic monuments and whether the tombs served other purposes, such as rituals, ceremonies, or displays. The prevailing view was that these ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

Ireland’s Ancient East is full of myths and legends ... “It's a place of the gods,” Mulligan says, pointing to structures older even than the Neolithic tomb at Newgrange in County Meath.

Archaeologists recently discovered multiple prehistoric monuments in the South East of Ireland. This discovery ... they are ...

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 ...

Welcome to Ireland's Ancient East, a vast playground of incredible ... the most concentrated collection of ancient monuments in all of Europe (50 structures, to be exact) and one of the most ...

A new DNA study is challenging the long-standing myth that Ireland’s ancient passage tombs were reserved for elite burials. At Brú na Bóinne, a World Heritage site known for its vast stone monuments ...

A new DNA research challenges the myth of elite burials in Ireland, revealing a complex, community-driven story behind ancient tombs.

Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...