Window into an ancient past

The exhibition aims to cast an illuminating beam back through millennia on the history of the megalithic people.

The exhibition aims to cast an illuminating beam back through millennia on the history of the megalithic people.

Published Jul 22, 2011

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Belfast - A new exhibition shedding light on what life was like 6,000 years ago has opened in Londonderry.

The Megaliths of Northern Ireland exhibition in the Tower Museum focuses on the significance of ancient standing stone structures that are scattered across the region.

The exhibition aims to cast an illuminating beam back through millennia on the history of the megalithic people.

Megaliths are literally monuments made of “great stone”.

Margaret Edwards said the exhibition will afford people a window into our ancient past.

“The exhibition encourages visitors to take time to explore our landscape for these megalithic tombs and will help them to identify the different types of megaliths to be found such as portal tombs, court tombs and stone circles.” - Belfast Telegraph

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