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Newgrange - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3100 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago

That’s wild. I never heard of this. I love ancient architecture, so this kind of made my day.