Decoding the 5,000-year-old tomb built to unbelievable astronomical standards

Newgrange, an ancient structure older than the Great Pyramid of Giza, has amazed archaeologists with the way the sunlight is arranged at the same angle on the winter solstice.

Newgrange is more than 5,000 years old. It was built around 3,200 BC, which is before the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge. Photo: Pinterest.

This is no ordinary tomb. Although called a “tombs,” Newgrange may have been a ceremonial center related to birth, death, and rebirth. Photo: Pinterest.

Built with extreme precision. Stone blocks weighing tens of tons are placed so tightly that rainwater cannot penetrate for thousands of years. Photo: Pinterest.

Sunlight shines directly into the tomb every winter solstice. Every December 21, the morning sun shines through the crack in the door and illuminates the main chamber of the tomb for a few minutes. Photo: Pinterest.

Spiral patterns have symbolic meaning. They represent the sun, eternal life, or the cycles of nature. Photo: Pinterest.

The stones used to build them came from dozens of miles away. Ancient people transported granite and quartzite from areas as far as 80 kilometers away from Newgrange. Photo: Pinterest.

Newgrange was forgotten for thousands of years. After the Neolithic period, the structure was buried and only rediscovered in the 17th century. Photo: Pinterest.

Today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along with Knowth and Dowth, Newgrange is part of the Brú na Bóinne complex – one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe. Photo: Pinterest.

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