1. Compare and contrast the megal
... its relationship to other motifs or the shape of the stone (Shee - Twohig, 1973, 171). Archaeologists believe also that many of the stones at Newgrange were carved before being put into the position and that their location within the tomb was of great importance also (O"Kelly, 1973 ... Kelly, 1973, 74). The art at Newgrange may have been carved in response to some ritualistic magical or religious motivation. In some areas the decorated stones have "an aesthetic appeal which must have been consciously evoked" (O"Kelly, 1973, 18). Many archaeologists believe that the megalithic art was deri...
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