Iron Age decapitated remains found in a Northern Ireland bog

Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
The remains, which were discovered in October 2023, are thought to be those of a young woman.
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, police in Northern Ireland were alerted to human bones discovered on the surface of peatland,
Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice
"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," Eileen Murphy, an archaeologist at Queen's University Belfast who studied the body, said in a statement on Thursday (Feb. 20).
Ballymacombs More Woman: Iron Age decapitated remains found in a Northern Ireland bog
Archaeologists found the remains of a young woman believed to have lived over 2,000 years ago during the Iron Age in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The remains, now named the Ballymacombs More Woman, were found in peatland near Bellaghy and are thought to date between 343 BCE and 1 BCE, according to The Irish Times.
2,000-Year-Old Bog Body Found In Northern Ireland Was A Young Woman Who Was Decapitated In A Presumed Ritual Sacrifice
In October 2023, police in Northern Ireland uncovered a disturbing set of human remains in a bog just outside of Bellaghy. With patches of skin, fingernails, and even one organ still partially intact,
Gruesome mystery of 2,000-year-old headless woman found in Irish bog finally uncovered by scientists
THE gruesome mystery of a 2,000-year-old headless woman found in an Irish bog has finally been uncovered by scientists.
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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Bog Bodies of the Iron Age
The style of the woolen cloak in which she was wrapped dates this woman to the late 16th century, distinguishing her from the more common Iron Age bog bodies. She was in her late 20s or early 30s ...
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 ...
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Ancient remains found in Derry bog 'likely a young woman'
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago.