Passage Tomb Mound Model - Newgrange Style Neolithic Tomb

A Neolithic passage tomb mound inspired by the great Irish tombs of the Boyne Valley such as Newgrange, built around 3200 BCE. These monuments are large round mounds edged with a ring of kerbstones, with a stone-lined passage leading to an inner chamber. At Newgrange a 'roof-box' above the entrance lets the rising sun shine down the passage around the winter solstice. This model shows a broad domed mound with a rough earth texture, a low retaining wall and a ring of kerbstones around its foot,…

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