Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has overturned this idea. By integrating exciting new results from ancient DNA ...

whose findings portray a less hierarchical picture of daily life in Neolithic Ireland than previously assumed. Previous genetic evidence suggested that Newgrange and other large passage tombs like ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences From RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, new study shows that Newgrange tombs were not just burial places for elites ...

One of the best places to do that is at Newgrange. This ancient site in southeastern Ireland is just over 5,200 years old, predating Stonehenge and even the Pyramids of Giza. A visit there will ...

More work, including more ancient DNA samples, is vital to achieve a fuller understanding of the social changes occurring in Ireland at the time of Newgrange. Yet, by interrogating the ...