Knockavrogeen West, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry : Investigation of unclassified megalithic tomb
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2023
- Knockavrogeen West, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry : Investigation of unclassified megalithic tomb
In April 2021 the chance discovery of an unclassified megalithic tomb on the Dingle Peninsula was reported to the National Monuments Service and the National Museum of Ireland. Found during land reclamation works, one large capstone of the tomb had been displaced, exposing the interior of the monument. The National Monuments Service, DHLGH, procured the services of Archaeological Management Solutions (AMS) to survey the tomb and to carry out limited archaeological excavations at the site to facilitate its preservation in situ. Working with DRA Consulting Engineers, the displaced capstone was safely reinstated. Samples taken from the tomb returned radiocarbon dates indicating use from the Late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (approx. 4000 years ago).
The Knockavrogeen West tomb is one of only a small number of megalithic tombs scientifically investigated to date in Co Kerry and the first on the Dingle Peninsula.
The National Monuments Service is grateful for swift action and cooperation of the landowner in reporting the discovery in addition to Tony Bartlett and his AMS team for their work on the project.
Video Production by Digimack Video Productions and narrated by Tony Bartlett for the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Great! This is good news. Congratulations and thanks to the landowner who chose to call in the Archeology Department.
Michael O'Halloran should receive some official recognition for his prompt actions.
@@alexanderv7702 Yes, a medal for his service to the Irish people.
Wonderful presentation, great animation/graphics and excellent accompanying music. Good on the farmer for stopping work and notifying the authorities. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't know about the various classifications of megalithic tombs. That's interesting to know. Thanks for taking the time, great video.
Wow thanks for sharing. Great video of an important site.
Kerry is believed to be the first land that , according to myth, Queen Scotia landed at. After a long sea voyage from Egypt. Her name was originally Princess Meritaten ❤
Well done for the video and well done to the land owner. Thank you so much.
Beautiful CG graphics! The artist's work really adds to this story.
Photographic 3D scans rather than rendered artwork.
@@the_grand_tourer - I see! So the scene data is captured in-camera. Fascinating!
You never know what is under your feet, he was lucky not to have driven over it.
Wonderful! 💚
I wonder how much man power it took to move and arrange the stones ? :O)
How wonderful ❤
Subbed. Thank you for the beautiful episode
May God bless the landowner and all he cares for! It is great that such an ancient monument to ancestors has been preserved undisturbed for thousands of years.
Let us hope that our Irish identity too will survive the current organised disorientation.
Great video. Thanks for uploading, watching from Colorado USA.
Great stuff!
Great find, TFS, GB :)
Most impressed.
Thank you, very interesting!
That's so cool.
Great video! Did they not study the remains in the grave or video what artifacts were buried there as to not disturb the grave? Was there any artwork or items that reveal more about that era and what their material culture and life was like? Maybe they didn't because there are already enough Neolithic burial sites that have been studied, right?
This reminds me of tombs in prehistoric areas of North America also of this basic time period.
Other than that, I haven't seen that type of construction using slabs in that same way.
One does have to take into account the locally available resources. I've seen construction using slabs of sandstone , easily sourced be hand, to cobblestone, and even Polynesian stacked wall construction. Sometimes styles have connection and sometimes it's an aberration of the engineering of the time. I think sometimes it is someone's attempt to blend engineering thoughts.
In my opinion there were cultures that extended over coastlines all around Europe long before the concept of countries existed. Some probably lived seasonally in different places dependent on fishing and weather.
a stone age hole in a field of dingleberries?
sounds like fun
Lol!😉😉😜👌😁👍🏻
My kingdom for a Time Machine.
Did anyone ever think when they find someone's tomb just to leave it alone? What if someone found found your love ones tomb in 200 years? Would you be happy it was dug up out of curiosity
Nobody would dig up a 200 year old tomb. There are plenty of 200 year old tombs in the USA and elsewhere. There's nothing at all you could learn from it that wouldn't be in someone diary or other historical documents. These tombs are so old that we don't even understand the mindset of those who built them at all. It's a fascinating part of our human story and the respect they show now compared to days past is vastly greater. Ancient humans would have had no concept of people 5000 years later digging up their tombs to learn more about how they lived. They made these tombs for their own rituals and the practical purpose of preserving their loved ones from being eaten by animals. Those jobs are long since fulfilled so it's not really disturbing anyone to unearth the graves. By that logic nobody should enter the pyramids because it's disturbing someone's tomb.
@JonnoPlays No kidding. Asking me a 200-year-old tune. So a couple thousand year old, two hundred years people gotta stop taking everything so literally
Does it flood there
Its on a hilltop
Gordon Bennett
When will be open for public or...?
Open to the public in what way? I guess u cud find the farmers details & ask to visit
There was a man who was lived in Dingle he grew berries
3:30 I see a ernormous fingers with nails on it
Should have left the human remains where they belong, or at least put them back after analysis.
They did
Llámame les explico todo lo de la luna
"archaeological management solutions"?? Cripes, even archaeology has been infected with management speek...
I cannot believe the number of disrespectful, hateful and just plain idiotic comments about this video! Ya all are creeps. If you don’t like the video just scroll on!
Why the annoying music?
Funny..I like the music!
1:30 no mound, or Karen was present. That’s good 😅 we don’t need Karen’s around archaeological sites 😂🤪🤪🤪
Why is there heavy break marks on the stones, 4000 years old me hole few years old and just dug again. This is fake metal detector finds x100 trolling
Because the farmer discovered it with a machine. That machine broke a few stones. No metal was found = it couldn't have been found with metal detectors. Plus metal detectors are illegal to use in this country with out a licence. Dating was established with C14 dating.
Aye aye all us farmers are kool with mudflooder ejits digging wirh JCB’s on da hilltops creating da fake tombs - amazing ways to make a bob or two working fer da conspiracy lads. No problem
@@naradaian Well, with eejits like you around...
hows is that the first dig on the dingle peninsula.
They may be my ancestors. Please let them be.
Mine too! Agree with you.
There's a nice topographic map of Ireland, 1962, it's very important, it's biblical, if anyone looks it up, you'll see the Holy Grail in North Ireland being held by a King 👑 in a purple robe with a Boar 🐗 type head. Go look, it's trippy, there's even a bloodline inscribed JAWCHOAM, not many people realize why so many myths come out of Ireland, it is very very important and could snap some false religions like a twig. you're holy people on holy land 🇨🇦🇮🇪🪨📜🐗👑
Fascinating but the brain dead persistent music is horrible
The person responsible is just doing a job Its not a calling for them Boss ses musak - quick squirt of royalty free junk - as the government do
Remember if your not jolly your suspect!