Archaeologists unearth 'significant' megalithic passage tomb in 'find of a lifetime'

Archaeologists have unearthed what they have called "a significant passage tomb cemetery" in County Meath.

Archaeologists unearth 'significant' megalithic passage tomb in 'find of a lifetime'

Archaeologists have unearthed what they have called "a significant passage tomb cemetery" in County Meath.

The Megalithic site beside Dowth Hall, excavated by agri-technology company Devenish and UCD School of Archaeology, dates back some 5,500 years and is within the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site.

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