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2,000-Year-Old Bog Body Found In Northern Ireland Was A Young Woman Who Was Decapitated In A Presumed Ritual Sacrifice
Now, further analysis has revealed that the body belonged to a young woman between 17 and 22 years old who lived more than 2,000 years ago. Bog bodies like this one represent a unique ...
Irish Sun21d
Gruesome mystery of 2,000-year-old headless woman found in Irish bog finally uncovered by scientists
She said: "As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death, which involved the flow of blood from her throat followed by decapitation." Cut marks ...
Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who ...
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Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice
Ancient human remains discovered in an Irish bog in October 2023 don't belong to a teenage boy as originally assumed but rather a young woman, making them an exceptionally rare find. Over the past ...
The Independent25d
Secrets of the Bellaghy bog body are finally revealed
“As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death which involved the flow of blood from her throat followed by decapitation. “The head was taken ...
Irish Sun24d
Ancient bones discovered in Irish bog believed to be of young woman who died ‘a highly violent death’
ANCIENT human remains uncovered in a Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago. Further research has been carried out following the discovery of the now ...
Ancient remains discovered in Co Derry bog ‘likely to belong to young woman’ who died violently
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived over 2,000 years ago and who died violently, likely as part of a ritual sacrifice. Further research ...
Yahoo24d
Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice
Ancient human remains discovered in an Irish bog in October 2023 don't belong to a teenage boy as originally assumed but rather a young woman, making them an exceptionally rare find. Over the past ...