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This Is Ireland’s Oldest National Park—and It Has Rare Wildlife, Mysterious Medieval Ruins, and Stunning Lake Views
In the heart of County Kerry lies a land of contrasts, where rare ferns and moss blanket lush valleys of ancient forests, ...
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Were ancient Ireland’s ‘incestuous elites’ just a myth? A tomb older than Stonehenge has new answers
In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within ...
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Ancient Egypt’s oldest genome reveals surprising ancestry mix
Researchers sequenced ancient Egyptian DNA from a 4,500-year-old skeleton, revealing genetic links between early Egypt and ...
The first genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...
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An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for the first time
The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at ...
Scientists successfully sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA. Here’s what they found.
More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...
DNA shows ancient Egyptians had surprising foreign roots
Scientists have sequenced the oldest known DNA from ancient Egypt. It belonged to a potter who lived 4,500 years ago. This ...
What 4,000-year-old DNA revealed about how ancient societies interacted
For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...
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Matt Williams slams ‘loud and ignorant’ British and Irish Lions as ‘healthy resentment’ builds in Australia
Matt Williams believes that the British and Irish Lions have “badly misjudged” their complaints over the understrength ...
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Knowth Passage Tombs. Megalithic Art, History & Astronomical Alignments. Br· na B≤inne, Ireland.
Knowth is one of the greatest monuments of Neolithic Europe, situated in the Boyne valley. The area of Brú na Bóinne has been ...
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The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating - Smithsonian Magazine
Costumed trick-or-treating takes its inspiration from the Celtic holiday Samhain —“summer’s end” in Irish—more than 2,000 years ago. Samhain marked New Year’s Day and fell around ...