Scattered across Europe are Neolithic structures known as “passage graves.” Dating back about 6,000 years, these tombs are built ... annual return of the star Aldebaran in early April ...

The structures are known as “passage graves” – underground tombs that connect to the outside ... would have revealed the arrival of the star Aldebaran in the dawn sky in late April.

the pair decided to investigate the alignments of several passage graves. They identified a tomb in Portugal with a chamber pointing to the sky where Aldebaran rises over the Serra da Estrela mountain ...

the pair decided to investigate the alignments of several passage graves. They identified a tomb in Portugal with a chamber pointing to the sky where Aldebaran rises over the Serra da Estrela ...

And the scientists are looking especially closely at passage graves, a type of tomb with a large chamber ... the entrance might align with the star Aldebaran, "the brightest star in the ...

They focus this study on passage graves ... “The orientations of the tombs may be in alignment with Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus. To accurately time the first ...

The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labelled "passage tombs" by archaeologists because they typically feature a narrow passage leading to an internal chamber, covered by a large ...

They are older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, and many still dot the landscape of Ireland, including the well-known Newgrange passage tomb. Carlin and his team noted that most ...

And the scientists are looking especially closely at passage graves, a type of tomb with a large chamber ... the entrance might align with the star Aldebaran, "the brightest star in the ...

They focus this study on passage graves ... "The orientations of the tombs may be in alignment with Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus. To accurately time the first ...