Boyne Valley

29 April, 2021 - 22:52 Nathan Falde

Drone Footage Reveals Sunken Ancient Logboat in Ireland’s River Boyne

A short video clip taken by citizen archaeologist and Ancient Origins’ guest author, Anthony Murphy, flying his drone high above the River Boyne in Ireland has been published in the Irish Times...

25 December, 2016 - 14:50 Caleb Strom

Engravings, Passageways, and Intriguing Stone Monuments: The Astronomical Temples of Loughcrew

It is probably not possible to tell when humans first began to wonder about the stars, the sun, and the moon or try to understand their motion, though there is evidence of a lunar calendar being used...

14 October, 2013 - 10:25 ancient-origins

Anthony Murphy Interview on Newgrange and Boyne Valley Mysteries

In this interview, Anthony Murphy discusses the mysteries surrounding Newgrange and other Boyne Valley monuments in Ireland. In particular, he sheds light on some of the intriguing connections that...

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4 September, 2013 - 10:32 anthonymurphy

Newgrange and the Boyne Valley monuments – advanced lunar calculations and observation of the effects of precession of equinoxes in Neolithic Ireland - Part 2

There is much about Newgrange that is mysterious. A lot of Ireland’s myths were written down by Christian monks around a millennium ago. Some of these texts record descriptions of Newgrange including...

3 September, 2013 - 09:32 anthonymurphy

Newgrange and the Boyne Valley monuments – advanced lunar calculations and observation of the effects of precession of equinoxes in Neolithic Ireland - Part 1

Near the east coast of Drogheda, about 30 miles north of the Irish capital city, Dublin, lie the remains of a vast prehistoric monumental landscape. Newgrange and its sister sites at the Brú na...