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Our earliest evidence of human habitation in Ireland dates back to
7,000 BC,the hunter-gather period,which historians refer to as the
Mesolithic Age.Around 4,000 BC, this wandering lifestyle of Homo
sapiens came to an end when farming was introduced into the
culture by way of what would be later known as Britain and
Western Europe. It is during this period,from 4,000-2,300 BC the
Neolithic Age,that the majority of the Megalithic tombs that we
still see today were built (although some tombs continued to be
built well into the Bronze Age beginning around 2,300 BC). Soon
after,the construction of large monuments began to decline,but
they continued to erect standing stones well into the end of the
Iron Age in 500 AD.
Excavations of these monuments have shown human remains were
deposited after cremation.In addition, pottery and stone tools were
laid with burials.Researchers and archaeologists have also
discovered that ritual practices took place at various times of the
year,with many of the monuments carefully positioned by their
builders to take into consideration the surrounding landscape as
well as the sunrise,sunset,lunar position and the location of rivers
and springs deemed sacred by the people of that time.
Today,many of these outstanding monuments are still with us,and
it is a legacy we can be very proud of and a history and heritage we
must continue to treasure and preserve.
7,000 BC,the hunter-gather period,which historians refer to as the
Mesolithic Age.Around 4,000 BC, this wandering lifestyle of Homo
sapiens came to an end when farming was introduced into the
culture by way of what would be later known as Britain and
Western Europe. It is during this period,from 4,000-2,300 BC the
Neolithic Age,that the majority of the Megalithic tombs that we
still see today were built (although some tombs continued to be
built well into the Bronze Age beginning around 2,300 BC). Soon
after,the construction of large monuments began to decline,but
they continued to erect standing stones well into the end of the
Iron Age in 500 AD.
Excavations of these monuments have shown human remains were
deposited after cremation.In addition, pottery and stone tools were
laid with burials.Researchers and archaeologists have also
discovered that ritual practices took place at various times of the
year,with many of the monuments carefully positioned by their
builders to take into consideration the surrounding landscape as
well as the sunrise,sunset,lunar position and the location of rivers
and springs deemed sacred by the people of that time.
Today,many of these outstanding monuments are still with us,and
it is a legacy we can be very proud of and a history and heritage we
must continue to treasure and preserve.
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Welcome to the website of Megalithic
Monuments of Ireland.This website is the result
of our love and passion for photography as well
as our devotion to the wonderment of the many
Megalithic monuments throughout Ireland.We
have traveled the country to bring you some
fantastic photos of these extraordinary
monuments,which have stood proudly today as a
durable testament to their ingenious builders.
The construction and use of these monuments
have long puzzled us,and even though today we
know much about their history and
construction,there are aspects that remain a
mystery.But our lack of a complete
understanding of these edifices does not take
away from their beauty and majesty,and,as such,
we are encouraged to think of these monuments
as stone pages in the book of ancient history and
human rituals and beliefs of our ancestors on this
island.
Monuments of Ireland.This website is the result
of our love and passion for photography as well
as our devotion to the wonderment of the many
Megalithic monuments throughout Ireland.We
have traveled the country to bring you some
fantastic photos of these extraordinary
monuments,which have stood proudly today as a
durable testament to their ingenious builders.
The construction and use of these monuments
have long puzzled us,and even though today we
know much about their history and
construction,there are aspects that remain a
mystery.But our lack of a complete
understanding of these edifices does not take
away from their beauty and majesty,and,as such,
we are encouraged to think of these monuments
as stone pages in the book of ancient history and
human rituals and beliefs of our ancestors on this
island.
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