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Mound of the Hostages, Tara (Images)
The Mound of the Hostages takes its name from the medieval Irish designation of the monument Duma na nGiall, a name associating the monument with the symbolic exchange of hostages which must have taken place at Tara in the medieval period. It is, however, a passage tomb built around 5000 BC. The passage is 4m long and was divided by sill-stones into three compartments, the floor of each formed by …
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- megalithic chamber tombs
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- Image
Medium
- Earth
- Stone
- Stone
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- megalithic chamber tombs
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- Image
Medium
- Earth
- Stone
- Stone
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights
- Copyright ©The Discovery Programme
Temporal
- Iron Age Period
- Bronze Age Period
- Uncertain
Places
- Mound of the Hostages, Tara
Provenance
- FLI-Map 400 Lidar Survey of the Hill of Tara. FLI-MAP 400; an aerial LiDAR survey system, was initially designed to survey infrastructural assets such as roads, railways and electricity supply networks. The sensor system mounted beneath the main helicopter fuselage consists of: Three 150 kHz LiDAR sensors (7◦ forward, nadir and 7◦ aft);Scanning angle 60◦Accuracy (relative) Horizontal 5 cm, Vertical 3 cmMultiple returns 4Two RTK GPS receivers – provide accurate location in used in conjunction with RTK base stations;Inertial Navigation System (INS)- continuously track the position, orientation, and velocity of the helicopter; Digital imaging (11 megapixel) and digital video capture.Resulting data sets include first return (DSM) and last return point (DTM, basre earth) models
Identifier
- http://3dicons.dcu.gr/object/HA/107
Extent
- base: diameter 21 metres
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-08-27T15:10:19.179Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-08-19T11:25:33.309Z