out of the mists of the Stone Age this structure has stood since the dawn of
structure has stood since the dawn of
structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history this rounded tomb
recorded history this rounded tomb
recorded history this rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend
called Newgrange has stood on the bend
called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland’s River Boyne for more than
of Ireland’s River Boyne for more than
of Ireland’s River Boyne for more than five thousand years
five thousand years
five thousand years it is massive distinct and very
it is massive distinct and very
it is massive distinct and very mysterious the mound of Earth covers a
mysterious the mound of Earth covers a
mysterious the mound of Earth covers a rock passageway which leads to a central
rock passageway which leads to a central
rock passageway which leads to a central chamber where the ashes and bones of the
chamber where the ashes and bones of the
chamber where the ashes and bones of the Dead were placed long thought to be just
Dead were placed long thought to be just
Dead were placed long thought to be just a tomb in the late 1960s archaeologists
a tomb in the late 1960s archaeologists
a tomb in the late 1960s archaeologists uncovered an amazing secret that shed
uncovered an amazing secret that shed
uncovered an amazing secret that shed new light on this ancient structure on
new light on this ancient structure on
new light on this ancient structure on the winter solstice the longest night
the winter solstice the longest night
the winter solstice the longest night and shortest day of the year a shaft of
and shortest day of the year a shaft of
and shortest day of the year a shaft of light enters a perfectly positioned
light enters a perfectly positioned
light enters a perfectly positioned window and lights up the 60-foot
window and lights up the 60-foot
window and lights up the 60-foot corridor that leads to the basin of
corridor that leads to the basin of
corridor that leads to the basin of ancestral bones an impressive feat of
ancestral bones an impressive feat of
ancestral bones an impressive feat of engineering considering its Stone Age
engineering considering its Stone Age
engineering considering its Stone Age builders possessed only rudimentary
builders possessed only rudimentary
builders possessed only rudimentary technologies is particularly important
technologies is particularly important
technologies is particularly important because it’s been proven without doubt
because it’s been proven without doubt
because it’s been proven without doubt that it was very deliberately aligned to
that it was very deliberately aligned to
that it was very deliberately aligned to sunrise at the winter solstice its
sunrise at the winter solstice its
sunrise at the winter solstice its facade is a white quartz restored by
facade is a white quartz restored by
facade is a white quartz restored by archaeologists who believe the mound was
archaeologists who believe the mound was
archaeologists who believe the mound was originally covered in a smooth stone
originally covered in a smooth stone
originally covered in a smooth stone that reflected the light the massive
that reflected the light the massive
that reflected the light the massive stones in the interior were perhaps
stones in the interior were perhaps
stones in the interior were perhaps pulled from the river
pulled from the river
pulled from the river the builders probably move the boulders
the builders probably move the boulders
the builders probably move the boulders into position by rolling them on logs
into position by rolling them on logs
into position by rolling them on logs archeologists believe it took decades to
archeologists believe it took decades to
archeologists believe it took decades to construct Newgrange and since life
construct Newgrange and since life
construct Newgrange and since life expectancy was short only about 40 years
expectancy was short only about 40 years
expectancy was short only about 40 years the project likely was handed down from
the project likely was handed down from
the project likely was handed down from generation to the next little is known
generation to the next little is known
generation to the next little is known about the Neolithic farming community
about the Neolithic farming community
about the Neolithic farming community that created this structure why they
that created this structure why they
that created this structure why they built it is still a mystery
built it is still a mystery
built it is still a mystery perhaps the mound was a place of worship
perhaps the mound was a place of worship
perhaps the mound was a place of worship historians admit they just don’t know we
historians admit they just don’t know we
historians admit they just don’t know we know they were used as burial places but
know they were used as burial places but
know they were used as burial places but we also think they would have been used
we also think they would have been used
we also think they would have been used as places for ritual gatherings who are
as places for ritual gatherings who are
as places for ritual gatherings who are pre a force for community gatherings and
pre a force for community gatherings and
pre a force for community gatherings and placed an honor the ancestor
placed an honor the ancestor
placed an honor the ancestor for more than 5,000 years Newgrange has
for more than 5,000 years Newgrange has
for more than 5,000 years Newgrange has captured the Rising Sun of the winter
captured the Rising Sun of the winter
captured the Rising Sun of the winter solstice
solstice
solstice it’s a lasting monument to human
it’s a lasting monument to human
it’s a lasting monument to human ingenuity and to a desire as old as
ingenuity and to a desire as old as
ingenuity and to a desire as old as mankind even then people strove to
mankind even then people strove to
mankind even then people strove to understand great forces of nature and to
understand great forces of nature and to
understand great forces of nature and to harness them even if only for a brief
harness them even if only for a brief
harness them even if only for a brief moment in time
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