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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
In 2023, workers in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland made the chilling discovery of a set of eerily preserved human remains buried deep in a bog. Now, further analysis has revealed that the body ...
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Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice
The body first came to light when police were alerted to human remains on the surface of a peat bog in the village of Bellaghy in Northern Ireland. Initial examination of the body showed that it ...
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Gruesome mystery of 2,000-year-old headless woman found in Irish bog finally uncovered by scientists
Research into Iron Age bog bodies by the National Museum of Ireland has shown human sacrifices were likely connected to sovereignty and kinship rituals. Speaking to the Irish Examiner in 2011 ...
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2,000-year-old decapitated body found in Northern Ireland bog may have been sacrificed
An ancient body found in a Northern Ireland bog was likely decapitated and sacrificed, researchers said. Screengrab from Police Service of Northern Ireland's Youtube video More than a year ago ...
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 ...
2,000-year-old remains found in bog show signs of 'violent death'
The body was found close to Bellaghy in Northern Ireland in 2023 and is believed to belong to a girl between 17 and 22.
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The best wild places to visit in Ireland
They were first discovered by bog cutters in the 1930s and now are ... Are you planning a vacation in Ireland? Looking for advice or want to share some great memories? Join our Irish travel ...
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AI2Peat: remotely monitoring Ireland’s peatlands for conservation and restoration
In association with Research Ireland Peatland covers a significant amount of Ireland’s land surface area, around 23%, ...
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Bog Bodies of the Iron Age
Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...