Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery
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The Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery is a UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric complex in Ireland renowned for its large passage tombs and megalithic art, including sites such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic cemetery
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ prehistoric archaeological complex ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | c. 3200–3000 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic mythology
ⓘ
Irish prehistory ⓘ |
| contains |
megalithic art
ⓘ
passage tombs ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantArtStyle | abstract megalithic art ⓘ |
| earlierThan |
Great Pyramid of Giza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of Public Works (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
causewayed enclosures
ⓘ
henges ⓘ kerbstones ⓘ mound-covered tombs ⓘ orthostats ⓘ pit circles ⓘ satellite tombs ⓘ |
| hasMainSite |
Dowth passage tomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knowth passage tomb complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgrange passage tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dowth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knowth NERFINISHED ⓘ Newgrange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageOnArt | none (abstract motifs only) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical alignments
ⓘ
large passage tombs ⓘ megalithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boyne Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Brú na Bóinne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important Neolithic ritual landscapes in Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 659 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName | Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ |
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