Today was the Winter Solstice 2018, meaning that Newgrange in Ireland would have been lit up by the sunrise. We explain the importance of the prehistoric site. Newgrange, in County Meath, is one the ...

Every year at the winter solstice, people gather at Newgrange, an ancient Irish round tomb that dates back to the Stone Age, to watch the first sunrise of winter stream through an opening in the ...

The full scale of archaeological discoveries at Newgrange revealed by the summer drought has been described as “staggering”. A series of “immense” timber palisade (wooden fences) walls measuring ...

The heatwave of recent weeks in Ireland and the UK has brought a number of challenges, but it appears to be a blessing for archaeologists. You may have seen photos released over the past few days of ...

Newgrange and other megaliths thought to be inspired by ancient culture in France The origins of Newgrange and other European megalithic sites have been traced back to France by a Swedish researcher.

A mysterious prehistoric Irish mega tomb that could have been a "cult of the dead" continues to split opinion among scientists. Newgrange in Ireland's County Meath is older than Stonehenge and the ...

If Indiana Jones has taught us anything, it is that archaeology is glamorous and exciting – a riot of ancient mysteries, forbidden knowledge and epic cliffhangers. Alas, the only cliffhanger ...