Ireland’s iconic megalithic tombs may not have served as burial sites for elite dynasties as previously believed. Recent research suggests that these ancient monuments may have played a very ...

DNA from a skull found at Newgrange once sparked theories of a royal incestuous elite in ancient Ireland, but new research ...

In 2020, archaeologists in Ireland first announced a startling find at Newgrange, a giant Neolithic burial chamber 30 miles ...

The researchers point to sites that served a similar purpose in eastern Ireland, specifically the Boyne Valley. This region is home to several open circular enclosures that were used as burial sites.

Ancient circular burial site found to be much older than Stonehenge. Rebecca Shavit. April 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM. ... builders in Britain and Ireland began moving away from long, ...

The ancient tombs in Vergina, northern Greece, are the burial sites of King Phillip II of Macedon—father of Alexander the Great—and Alexander IV, son of Alexander the Great, as well as many ...