Exploring Newgrange / Liam Mac Uistin.
By: Mac Uistín, Liam
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BookSeries: Phillips, John, Exploring series: Publisher: Dublin : O'Brien Press, 1999Description: 109 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0862786002.Subject(s): Tombs -- Ireland -- County Meath -- History | Megalithic monuments -- Ireland -- County Meath | Newgrange Site (Ireland) | Ireland -- Antiquities | County Meath (Ireland) -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 936.15 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 936.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077659 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Older than the Egyptian pyramids, older than Stonehenge, for 5,000 years the ancient megalithic tomb at Newgrange in County Meath has housed the remains of Stone Age 'aristocracy', sheltering the spirits of the long dead from the outside world.
This book explores the creation, building and discovery of Newgrange. Why did these people spend years building this tomb? How did they move huge boulders miles across hilly country and erect them at the site, without the aid of machinery? Modern archaeological techniques have revealed much about the lives of our Stone Age ancestors, but Newgrange still retains many of its secrets. Exploring Newgrange uncovers, in words and illustrations, the extent, and limitations, of our knowledge of this world-famous site.
Who built Newgrange? -- A Closer look at Newgrange -- A Megalithic Trinity -- The Art of Bru na Boinne -- The end of an era and a new beginning -- Rediscovery and Reconstruction -- Other Boyne Valley sites -- Newgrange in Celtic Lore -- Newgrange Today.