How does the architecture of the burial site at Newgrange, Ireland, represent the architectural conventions of megalithic monuments?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. In the Neolithic period, megalithic architecture consisted of massive tombs and ceremonial structures built from huge stones.
2. The elaborate burial site at Newgrange is called a passage grave.
3. It has a 62-foot long passageway lined with standing stones that leads into a three-part chamber.
4. The large chamber was constructed as a corbel vault using corbeling, a method of construction in which rows of stones are laid with the end of each row projecting beyond the row beneath until it can be capped with a stone.
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