Archaeologists Throw Cold Water on Media Claims of Neolithic Irish God-Kings

New Study Refutes Previous Claims About Neolithic Ireland - Archaeology Magazine

NEWGRANGE, IRELAND—A DNA study of human remains found within the 5,500-year-old Newgrange passage tomb caused a stir in 2020 when it revealed that at least one of the individuals interred there was the product of a relationship between two siblings or a parent and child. That person was also related to several other individuals whose remains were found within the chamber. This led scholars to speculate that an elite social class—one that maintai…

Archaeologists Throw Cold Water on Media Claims of Neolithic Irish God-Kings

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‘God-Kings’ of Newgrange Queried by New Report

New research cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland, 5500 years ago. A paper led by researchers from University College Dublin, in collaboration with: has questioned the belief that burial within the ‘mega’ passage tomb of Newgrange was the preserve of kings and other dignitaries, who represented […]