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Passage tombs: consisted of a circular hill/mound of earth. With a long passage leading from the entrance. Into a burial chamber. Every year on the 21st of December is the winter solstice. The rising sun shines in through the roof box + lights up the whole passageway into the burial chamber |
The roof has no support its constructed with a over hanging stone layer which meet at the top with a flat stone |
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Corbelled roof: some stones have channels cut into them to carry away water. Burial chambers are ALWAYS dry . |
Some curved stones on the Inside and outside at newgrange have spiral patterns of artwork |
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Best examples of passage tombs: A) Boyne valley B) knowth C) Dowth Newgrange dates back from 3200 BC |
Next: bronze age |
