In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within ...

Stone Age Ireland was likely not ruled over by incestuous “god-kings” 5500 years ago, as previously thought, a team of ...

The 5,000-year-old tomb was once thought to be the preserve of high society but new research suggests that's not the case.

The tomb is 5,200 years old - older than the Great Pyramid of Giza - and is also renowned for a winter solstice phenomenon ...

The longest day of the year, and the official start of summer, has arrived in the U.S. The summer solstice takes place Friday, June 20, and will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in ...

With the clocks going forward in recent weeks, we’ve been able to enjoy brighter mornings and longer evenings, and it won’t ...

Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will greet winter with its winter solstice ... Several locations around the world are particularly known for celebrating the solstice, including Newgrange in Ireland ...

The summer solstice will occur on Friday, June 20, and it will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in the ...

4 Thousands of people gathered up for the Winter Solstice at Newgrange Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 Newgrange is a prehistoric monument dating back over 5,000 years Credit: Getty Images - Getty 4 ...

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument thought to have been built by the Neolithics over 5,000 years ago so that the sun shone on the ashes of their dead in the tomb, representing a sign of rebirth.

At Newgrange, during the sunrise on the mornings around the winter solstice, a breathtaking alignment takes place. The sun's first rays pierce through a specially designed opening above the ...