After my Irish trip this week I'm now obsessed w/ the Knowth mace head - decorated polished flint. Described as carved in a lot of interpretation but anyone whos worked flint knows it's not carveable. Has anyone has attempted a replica? @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social ? www.knowth.com/knowth-mace-...
Knowth Mace Head | Neolithic Megalithic Art
A ceremonial carved flint mace head from Knowth, regarded as one of the finest works of art created by the passage tomb builders of Western Europe.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
After my Irish trip this week I'm now obsessed w/ the Knowth mace head - decorated polished flint. Described as carved in a lot of interpretation but anyone whos worked flint knows it's not carveable. Has anyone has attempted a replica? @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social ? www.knowth.com/knowth-mace-...
Kerbstone k17 at the Knowth tomb, county Meath, Ireland, 5,300 years old. It looks like a serpent and spiral
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #knowth #neolithic
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #knowth #neolithic
September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Kerbstone k17 at the Knowth tomb, county Meath, Ireland, 5,300 years old. It looks like a serpent and spiral
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #knowth #neolithic
#druidsky /|\ #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #heathensky #archaeology #knowth #neolithic
Exhibit A: I saw these stone drawings at Newgrange. They’re on 5000 years old passage tombs.
These drawings predate the pyramids of Giza. These drawings predate THE WHEEL.
Art is older than us, and will still be here and still be meaningful after we are gone, and I think that’s beautiful.
These drawings predate the pyramids of Giza. These drawings predate THE WHEEL.
Art is older than us, and will still be here and still be meaningful after we are gone, and I think that’s beautiful.
October 23, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Exhibit A: I saw these stone drawings at Newgrange. They’re on 5000 years old passage tombs.
These drawings predate the pyramids of Giza. These drawings predate THE WHEEL.
Art is older than us, and will still be here and still be meaningful after we are gone, and I think that’s beautiful.
These drawings predate the pyramids of Giza. These drawings predate THE WHEEL.
Art is older than us, and will still be here and still be meaningful after we are gone, and I think that’s beautiful.
The new guide book to Knowth really is great. Such a wealth of information all condensed into an insightful and accessible form.
Here's my review for Books Ireland:
booksirelandmagazine.com/knowth-a-wel...
Here's my review for Books Ireland:
booksirelandmagazine.com/knowth-a-wel...
November 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The new guide book to Knowth really is great. Such a wealth of information all condensed into an insightful and accessible form.
Here's my review for Books Ireland:
booksirelandmagazine.com/knowth-a-wel...
Here's my review for Books Ireland:
booksirelandmagazine.com/knowth-a-wel...
I designed the Knowth pattern for a book by @stolenstitches.bsky.social - my inspiration was a Neolithic calendar stone at Knowth and the notion of "marking time/making time"
March 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I designed the Knowth pattern for a book by @stolenstitches.bsky.social - my inspiration was a Neolithic calendar stone at Knowth and the notion of "marking time/making time"
This exquisitely carved 5000-year-old ceremonial macehead is one of Neolithic Europe’s finest works of art. Excavated from the passage tomb at Knowth in the Boyne Valley, Ireland, it is less than 8cm long and made of a hard, mottled cream-coloured flint. #FindsFriday #Neolithic
August 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This exquisitely carved 5000-year-old ceremonial macehead is one of Neolithic Europe’s finest works of art. Excavated from the passage tomb at Knowth in the Boyne Valley, Ireland, it is less than 8cm long and made of a hard, mottled cream-coloured flint. #FindsFriday #Neolithic
The Knowth mace, Knowth passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, Ireland, 3,300-2,800 BCE, flint, 7.9 cm, 324.51 g, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
September 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The Knowth mace, Knowth passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, Ireland, 3,300-2,800 BCE, flint, 7.9 cm, 324.51 g, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
Set of five matching large ornaments inspired by the Kerbstones and basin at Knowth, Bend of the Boyne, Co Meath, Ireland.
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🎄🏺 #ireland #irish #boynevalley #knowth #newgrange #prehistory #megalithic #archaeology #anthropology #handmade
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🎄🏺 #ireland #irish #boynevalley #knowth #newgrange #prehistory #megalithic #archaeology #anthropology #handmade
December 9, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Set of five matching large ornaments inspired by the Kerbstones and basin at Knowth, Bend of the Boyne, Co Meath, Ireland.
🛍️ tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/1825...
🎄🏺 #ireland #irish #boynevalley #knowth #newgrange #prehistory #megalithic #archaeology #anthropology #handmade
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🎄🏺 #ireland #irish #boynevalley #knowth #newgrange #prehistory #megalithic #archaeology #anthropology #handmade
May 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Two of the 18 ‘satellite’ burial mounds at Knowth - part of the Brú na Bóinne complex near Newgrange in Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic, the mounds surrounds the more famous larger mound which contains two passage tombs. 📸 My own #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Ireland
June 30, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Two of the 18 ‘satellite’ burial mounds at Knowth - part of the Brú na Bóinne complex near Newgrange in Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic, the mounds surrounds the more famous larger mound which contains two passage tombs. 📸 My own #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Ireland
Watch back: Kerri Cleary's lecture on Knowth, given earlier this month, in association with @tuatha.ie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfVI...
The lecture celebrates the recent #RIAPublication 'Knowth' ria.ie/knowth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfVI...
The lecture celebrates the recent #RIAPublication 'Knowth' ria.ie/knowth
Knowth - a lecture by Kerri Cleary as part of the Tuatha Talks series
YouTube video by Royal Irish Academy
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November 29, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Watch back: Kerri Cleary's lecture on Knowth, given earlier this month, in association with @tuatha.ie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfVI...
The lecture celebrates the recent #RIAPublication 'Knowth' ria.ie/knowth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfVI...
The lecture celebrates the recent #RIAPublication 'Knowth' ria.ie/knowth
I knew Newgrange was an amazing Neolithic site in Ireland, but I had no idea about Knowth, in many ways more stunning. So much stone art, and numerous smaller satellite tombs.
July 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I knew Newgrange was an amazing Neolithic site in Ireland, but I had no idea about Knowth, in many ways more stunning. So much stone art, and numerous smaller satellite tombs.
The Knowth Macehead • c.3300-2800 BC
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Knowth Macehead • c.3300-2800 BC
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Two of the 18 ‘satellite’ burial mounds at Knowth - part of the Brú na Bóinne complex near Newgrange in Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic, the mounds surround the more famous larger mound. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Newgrange #Prehistory #Ireland
June 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Two of the 18 ‘satellite’ burial mounds at Knowth - part of the Brú na Bóinne complex near Newgrange in Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic, the mounds surround the more famous larger mound. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Newgrange #Prehistory #Ireland
Up next is 'Knowth' for the 7th publication of our Christmas #12Pubs
Knowth and the other passage tombs in the Boyne Valley contain the largest collection of megalithic art in Europe.
Available from shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
#RIAPublications #Knowth
Knowth and the other passage tombs in the Boyne Valley contain the largest collection of megalithic art in Europe.
Available from shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
#RIAPublications #Knowth
Knowth
Out now! Knowth, Co. Meath, has been a place of ritual and settlement from the beginning of the Neolithic to the modern era. It is a national monument and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Property: the...
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December 9, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Up next is 'Knowth' for the 7th publication of our Christmas #12Pubs
Knowth and the other passage tombs in the Boyne Valley contain the largest collection of megalithic art in Europe.
Available from shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
#RIAPublications #Knowth
Knowth and the other passage tombs in the Boyne Valley contain the largest collection of megalithic art in Europe.
Available from shop.ria.ie/products/kno...
#RIAPublications #Knowth
We are delighted to announce that 'Knowth' (RIA, 2024, ed. Helena King) has been awarded the prestigious @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Book Prize at the opening ceremony of the 31st EAA Annual Meeting on 2 September 2025.
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Find out more at https://shop.ria.ie/products/knowth
September 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We are delighted to announce that 'Knowth' (RIA, 2024, ed. Helena King) has been awarded the prestigious @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Book Prize at the opening ceremony of the 31st EAA Annual Meeting on 2 September 2025.
Find out more at https://shop.ria.ie/products/knowth
Find out more at https://shop.ria.ie/products/knowth
A standing stone in Knowth (Cnóbha).
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May 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A standing stone in Knowth (Cnóbha).
#StandingStoneSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
We have visitors, so today we went to Knowth… /1
March 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We have visitors, so today we went to Knowth… /1
March 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Borbert knowth not of a lesbian with a U-Haul scorned
September 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Borbert knowth not of a lesbian with a U-Haul scorned
Wednesday's field trip also included a visit to Knowth (Cnóbha), a complex of passage tombs from c. 3200 BC, some of them reconstructed. 🏺
May 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wednesday's field trip also included a visit to Knowth (Cnóbha), a complex of passage tombs from c. 3200 BC, some of them reconstructed. 🏺