Discovered carvings on an ancient tomb in Ireland

The 6,000-year-old carved figures from an ancient tomb are one of the latest discoveries during the construction of the highway in Ireland.

The historic area is located in Lismulin, Meath and is handed over to construction workers last month, just weeks after Stone Age artworks were found in a medieval military position. These touches have been relocated so that the work will continue.

In the past, a prehistoric outdoor temple site was discovered in the spring of last year. The new discovery makes the construction of the M3 highway about 60 km long in the northwest of Dublin city suspended. The wooden fence of the temple was discovered about 2 km away from Tara Hill, which used to be the reign of ancient Celtic kings.

The most recent excavation work in Lismullin shows that part of the giant stone monument, also known as megalithic, is decorated with carved figures that follow archaeologists of the Street Agency of Ireland (NRA) has been around since the Old Stone Age.

Discovered about 50 meters from the temple fence, the slab has a series of zigzag shapes, concentric circles and arcs. Mary Deevy, the main NRA archaeologist, said this is classic megalithic art . This touch is similar to the decoration of tombs in a place called the tomb tombs.

Deevy said: 'We only collected half a stone slab, but it probably came from a paving stone of a grave grave.'

The rocks form a wall that connects the tombs, and these figures are located on the outside of the wall and the message of the drawings is still mysterious.

The plate was decorated with new Stone Age sculptures discovered in an archaeological area in Ireland, located on the highway being constructed.The blade has been relocated and the construction work is expected to continue.(Photo: Nationalgeographic.com)

Viking attack

The archaeological team said the stone was discovered in an underground tunnel in the Middle Ages, which could be used by locals to protect themselves against Viking looters. Dating back to about the 10th century AD, the underground road was built from megalithic stones.

Deevy said: 'The builders may have taken or exploited stones from a Neolithic stone project. Underground roads are quite common in Ireland, and reusing rock from a building is very common. ' According to her, this rock art will be exhibited and said Lismullin has been completely excavated.

This area was handed over to construction workers on December 18.

Those who wanted this redesigned highway away from Tara Hill objected to the decision. Vincent Salafia of the anti-Dublin protest group TaraWatch said, "this area has been seriously damaged. Until the road continues to be constructed, I think there is still hope to fix it. '

One of the ' most important discoveries '

Opponents of the decision say Irish citizens are against the road construction project and are lobbying the court to stop the construction.

The European Commission condemned the Irish government for failing to reassess the impact of the project after the ruins of the outdoor temple were discovered last year.

The European regulation stipulates that this finding must entail a record of environmental impact assessment, even if Lismullin is recognized as a nationally important project, it should not be considered by people. Its important. About 40 individual archaeological sites have been discovered along this highway.'The controversial issue here is that Lismullin connects all 40 areas to form a single large-scale building within the Tara Hill complex. An environmental assessment will show that and the new highway should be constructed outside rather than crossing it. '

Lismullin wood fence was included in the list of the most important archaeological findings of 2007 voted by Archeology magazine, released by the American Archaeological Institute. The magazine judged 'The construction of the M3 highway with the intention of reducing traffic congestion around Dublin not only threatens the eternal value of Tara Hill but also the newly discovered archaeological sites in the valley. around.'