February
06
/ 2023
In the past, archaeologists exploring near the banks of Lough Foyle in Ireland have found ruins and artifacts linked to the first millennium AD Kingdom of Aileach. But evidence suggests this area was first occupied by a Neolithic culture that was constructing settlements and sacred monuments more than 5,000 years ago. A recent excavation has uncovered some of the best evidence yet proving the existence of this ancient culture and showing how they lived, in the form of ruins and multiple artifacts from two large rectangular houses that date back to 3,800 BC. According to the BBC, the artifacts were unearthed during a 2021 dig that took place along Clooney Road just outside Londonderry, Northern Ireland, along Lough Foyle’s southern
