* Designed for the general reader and visitor to Newgrange* A
guided tour of the best example of a passage tomb in Western
EuropeNewgrange is the most visited archaeological site in Ireland.
Every year around 250,000 people come to the see this Neolithic
passage tomb. Designed for the general reader with an interest in
Irish prehistory, this book explains the results of decades of
excavation and analysis in one volume. It is written in a lively
style that seeks at the same time to be authoritative and
thorough.Aside from its accessibility and good state of
preservation, Newgrange's solstice phenomenon, in particular, has
made it famous throughout the world. While it is the best-known
ancient site in Ireland, many aspects of Newgrange are not clearly
understood; other aspects are just taken for granted: why is there
a three meter high quartz wall around its entrance; how does the
roof box work; what was the inspiration for its art and
architecture? The book is arranged in such a way as to replicate a
visit to the site. It pauses over points of art and construction
that the visitor will not have had time to examine in detail on a
conventional guided tour. Newgrange is the synthesis of years of
excavation and research at home and abroad; from the detailed
reports stemming from the excavations of M.J. O'Kelly to the
current international debate about its construction and
reconstruction. This is the first book on Newgrange to draw on
O'Kelly's private papers and to incorporate the results of more
recent and as yet unpublished excavations. This book will clarify
many complex issues that have been addressed in widely scattered
publications, using original illustrations to assist the reader,
and more importantly, it places the monument in its broader
cultural context.
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