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A new record

I though that the Viking construction In Ireland might rival Nara, Japan, for the oldest ruins I have seen so far. Both date to the late 9th century AD. Little did I realize that the Newgrange tombs date to somewhere around 3200 BC, older than either Stonehenge or the Pyramids.

Newgrange neolithic monument

Newgrange neolithic monument


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