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All this week we're announcing the names of the writers who took part in this year's Voices group. Today meet the 12 writers ...
The stone age lasted for over 2,5 million years and only ended 4.000 years ago. In this series the focus is on the Neolithic ...
Explores some of Ireland's most iconic and scenic settings from above, covering the country from all directions.
New Irish-led research casts doubts over suggestions that an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland ...
Reports of Neolithic Irish god-kings, descended through an incest-practicing social elite, are lacking in evidence, say a ...
In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within ...
The archaeological team found no evidence supporting the existence of hereditary power or shared ancestry at the site ...
A new study challenges the idea that the so-called "king" buried at Newgrange was part of a royal dynasty in Ireland.
A study by the University of York and UCD found no evidence in nearby settlements, diets, or trade to support the existence ...
Stone Age Ireland was likely not ruled over by incestuous “god-kings” 5500 years ago, as previously thought, a team of ...
In 2020, archaeologists in Ireland first announced a startling find at Newgrange, a giant Neolithic burial chamber 30 miles ...
U nlike ancient Egypt, Hawai’i, or the Inca Empire, Neolithic Ireland probably wasn’t governed by a dynasty of demi-gods who ...