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 ...

It was assumed for a long time that Stone Age tombs in Ireland were built for royalty. However, a new DNA analysis of 55 ancient skeletons from these 5,000-year-old graves suggests that they were ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Catherine J. Frieman receives funding from Australian Research Council Future Fellowship FT220100024 ‘Kin and Connection: ancient DNA between the science and the social’. Jessica Smyth receives ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site has been excavated and restored to resemble its original construction. Dating between 3340 and 3020 BCE, NG10 potentially offered, “far-reaching consequences for our ...

Netterville Manor is a notable example of Victorian architecture in ’s Boyne Valley, a Unesco World Heritage Site that contains the Neolithic tombs of Knowth, Dowth and Newgrange. The estate was the ...

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 ...