#neolithic monuments

But a single Neolithic individual in the west of Ireland was found to have hunter-gatherer genes in his recent family tree, suggesting the indigenous peoples were assimilated rather than exterminated, Cassidy said.

The researchers also found genetic evidence of the earliest-known case of Down Syndrome, in a male infant buried in the Poulnabrone tomb in Ireland's County Clare and dating from more than 5,500 years ago.

Analysis of certain chemical isotopes shows that the infant was fed breast milk, and he was given a prestige tomb burial — probably a signifier of elite descent, Cassidy said.

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Going West: Where Ancient Sites Collide

Wreathed in mist and roses, the Mother greets those who visit the sacred spring of St Non. The little shrine to the Virgin was erected in 1951 when the Passionist Fathers restored and rededicated the spring, as if to leave those who walk the cliff-top path in no doubt of the deity from whom the healing waters flow. Me, I was having grave doubts about such a claim of allegiance.

The legend tells…

Portraits…

* Photographing stones… * * Is not like photographing people. * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

Circles Beyond Time ~ Mysterious Mounds

The weather was surprisingly good. Normally when we visit this particular site it is freezing cold, driving rain or both, for the last stretch of our journey would take us to Arbor Low, one of the finest ancient sites in Derbyshire and certainly the best known. It is often referred to as the Stonehenge of the North, yet it bears little resemblance to that great circle, on the surface at least.…

Going West: Where Ancient Sites Collide

Wreathed in mist and roses, the Mother greets those who visit the sacred spring of St Non. The little shrine to the Virgin was erected in 1951 when the Passionist Fathers restored and rededicated the spring, as if to leave those who walk the cliff-top path in no doubt of the deity from whom the healing waters flow. Me, I was having grave doubts about such a claim of allegiance.

The legend tells…

Portraits…

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Photographing stones…

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Is not like photographing people.

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Continue reading at The Silent Eye

Sun-Stone…

* ‘Sun-Stone’ * * ‘Moon-Stone’ * * ‘Earth-Stone’ Source: The Silent Eye