Ancient genetic material extracted from human bones buried in Ireland's famous Newgrange tomb come from a Neolithic man, likely a king, whose parents were probably brother and sister, according to ...

A man buried in the inner chamber of Newgrange Passage tomb was the product of a union between siblings, according to ancient DNA analysis. He was also more distantly related to people buried at ...

Newgrange and its neighboring sites, Dowth and Knowth, are part of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage sites. They are thought to be man-made Megalithic "passage tombs," thought of as ...

Analysis: New research into ancient DNA shows that Newgrange's tombs were not just the burial places for the elites of Neolithic Irish society The world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne is located ...

The 5,000-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in Ireland, in the Boyne River valley about 25 miles north of Dublin, is one of the world's most famous Neolithic sites. Now, new discoveries near the ...

Newgrange is part of a necropolis called Bru na Boinne, or the palace of the Boyne, dating to around 5,000 years ago that includes three large passage tombs and many other monuments. It is one of ...

For the sake of argument, let's say that voice was used within the tomb. Unlike many other sacred spaces, the source of any sound made within Newgrange (real and virtual) is clear and direct.

In 2016, nearly 33,000 people applied by lottery for entry to the Newgrange passage tomb on the mornings surrounding the winter solstice. Only 60 were chosen. On the days between December 18 and ...

The Newgrange tomb is an even more sophisticated “cosmic calendar” than was thought, according to new research. A Galway-based researcher says he has deciphered the famous spiral carvings on ...