Newgrange (New Aspects of Antiquity)
Michael J. O'Kelly • Thames & Hudson • ISBN Not provided
Newgrange (New Aspects of Antiquity)
Michael J. O'Kelly • Thames & Hudson • ISBN-13 9780500273715
ISBN-10 Not provided • 1982 • 1st Edition
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Professor O'Kelly, the most distinguished authority on Newgrange, demonstrates that this remarkable megalithic tomb, 'the great national monument of Ireland, was built about 3200 BC by Neolithic farmers, who possessed considerable expertise in engineering, architecture, art and astronomy.' Not only did they erect a monument which has stood virtually intact for thousands of years, but they deliberately orientated it so that each year, on midwinter's day, the rays of the rising sun would shine through a special…
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