Scientists thought an ancient tomb had been lost 170 years ago until one expert discovered it practically right in his backyard

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 21:20

A white stone stands upright in a field on a hill in Ireland — Billy Mag Fhloinn took photos of a stone that he later realized belonged to a lost Bronze Age tomb.
Seán Mac an tSíthigh

A Bronze Age tomb was thought to have been destroyed over 170 years.
As part of an effort to map Ireland's ancient tombs, a researcher went looking for it.
He was surprised to find several of the large stones intact.

On a rainy day in 1838, Lady Georgiana Chatterton climbed a hill on Ireland's Dingle peninsula and sketched "a very curious piece of antiquity," which she included in her travelog "Rambles in the South of Ireland During the Year 1838."