Prof. Gabriel Cooney joins us for Part 5 of our miniseries on Newgrange and the Winter Solstice
Prof. Gabriel Cooney joins us for Part 5 of our miniseries on Newgrange and the Winter Solstice
The great passage tomb of Newgrange in the Boyne Valley of County Meath, is one of Ireland’s most iconic monuments. Today it is a World Heritage Site, and (on a normal year) it is one of our most visited monuments, with people from all over the world travelling to see this marvel of Neolithic engineering and belief. As the Winter Solstice is upon us, Newgrange takes on even more meaning, as it is aligned with the midwinter solstice. On a clear dawn on the 20th, 21st and 22nd December, a beam of light from the rising sun travels up the passageway to illuminate the chamber. Each year people gather in great numbers around the monument to celebrate this phenomenon, and lucky lottery winners get the ultimate prize of being inside the chamber to witness it first hand. However, this year, if it shines the light will pass unseen by human eyes. The pandemic that has taken so much, has also meant that the gathering for 2020 has been cancelled.
I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss Newgrange with some of the experts who know the site intimately. As a way of casting another kind of light on our iconic monument. This is the final episode of a miniseries focusing on Newgrange. In this edition Neil was joined by Professor Gabriel Cooney, one of Ireland’s foremost experts on the Neolithic and chairperson of the Research Committee of the Bru na Boinne World Heritage Site. In the podcast we discuss many aspects of Newgrange and the winter solstice, along with its landscape context, Neolithic society in Ireland and what Newgrange can tell us about the connections between Ireland and Europe.
Winter Solstice at Newgrange Podcast Miniseries by Amplify ArchaeologyThis is the final episode of a five part series on Newgrange and the Winter Solstice.
So do be sure to catch those when you can. I’d just like to thank Gabriel, Jessica, Clare, Robert and Muiris for taking the time to talk with me. They’ve given me so much to think about. And I want to thank all of you for joining me on the journey so far, we’re nearly there with this long and difficult year. So let’s take the last step together as we search for light at the end of the tunnel, at Newgrange.
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Title: Winter Solstice at Newgrange Podcast Miniseries Part 5
Duration: 53 mins.
Summary:
Professor Gabriel Cooney joins us for Part 5 of our podcast miniseries on Newgrange and the Winter Solstice, to discuss the Landscapes of Neolithic Ireland
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