17 março 2019

Often called “Ireland’s Stonehenge,” Newgrange is a prehistoric...



Often called “Ireland’s Stonehenge,” Newgrange is a prehistoric stone monument constructed around 3200 BCE by the Neolithic inhabitants of what is now County Meath. The mound is truly monumental, covering about two acres! Under the grass-covered dome is a 62-foot tunnel which leads to a central chamber, where stone basins house cremated remains. Newgrange appears to have been used as a burial place or ritual site for about a thousand years before falling into disuse and slowly being forgotten. It was only rediscovered in 1699.

One reason why historians continue to debate Newgrange’s purpose, despite the archaeological evidence of both cremated and unburnt human remains, is the monument’s architecture. Newgrange’s prehistoric builders designed it so that every winter solstice — the shortest day of the year — the rising sun shines through a “roof box” near the entrance, filling the main passageway and the inner chamber with light.

Why build something so architecturally sophisticated if it were only entered to place the dead? Many archaeologists, therefore, think Newgrange served a ritual site as well as a tomb.

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Do You Have A Self-Actualized Personality?Visit –>...



Do You Have A Self-Actualized Personality?

Visit –> www.all-about-psychology.com/do-you-have-a-self-actualised-personality.html to read an excellent article by cognitive neuroscientist, Dr. Christian Jarrett on the use of modern statistical methods to create a modern test of self-actualization.

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VISIT –> www.all-about-psychology.com/history-of-psychology.html to learn all about the history of psychology.

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Why Losing A Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing A Relative Or...



Why Losing A Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing A Relative Or Friend.

Visit –> www.all-about-psychology.com/why-losing-a-dog-can-be-harder-than-losing-a-relative-or-friend.html to read a poignant article by Professor of Psychology, Frank T. McAndrew.

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