Newgrange: The 17-Minute Sunbeam and the Dawn of Civilization

We descend into County Meath to explore Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old monument whose roof box funnels a single winter solstice beam that travels 19 meters and lights the chamber for 17 minutes. We'll unravel the engineering genius of the corbelled vault, the logistics of moving stones without the wheel, and how the solstice rite weaves cosmos, myth (the Dagda), and social power. DNA clues suggest a ruling dynasty, offering a provocative view of ancient intelligence and humanity's oldest search for light in the universe.

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