Clonycavan Man. Image Sven Shaw
Posted on 08/15/2011 6:49:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Iron Age human remains have been discovered in a County Laois bog.
The remains, understood to be those of a young woman, were found by an employee of Bord Na Móna who was operating a milling machine in the Cul na Móna bog between Abbeyleix and Portlaoise on Wednesday evening.
Initial examinations of the prehistoric remains suggest the victim may have been a human sacrifice between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago. The National Museum of Ireland said the victim's legs were well preserved but that the torso and head appeared to have been lost. The remains will be removed to the National Museum in Dublin for further examination in the coming days.
There have been over 100 bog bodies found in Ireland, but many were not well preserved...
The first time an opportunity arose to examine an Irish bog body in detail occurred in 1978 when a body was discovered in Meenybradden Bog, Co. Donegal. The body of a young girl aged between 25 and 30 years old was discovered during hand turf cutting in Meenybradden Bog, near Ardara, Co. Donegal in 1978. The naked body was wrapped in a woollen cloak, of a style worn in the Middle Ages, which served as a shroud. The body had been carefully placed in a grave that had been dug in the bog about 1m below the surface.
(Excerpt) Read more at irishweatheronline.com ...
Clonycavan Man. Image Sven Shaw
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Head and torso lost. may have been a sacrifice
how these people jump to conclusions.
The head and torso may have just as easily been lost to other bog cutters in the last 2-3 thousand years.
I’m sure Bill Clinton would tap that too.
Ummmm something in that sentence doesn't seem to work.
Ummmm. 2 or 3K years ago, that would have been late middle age or old age. At 30, I would expect her to have grandchildren.
/johnny
I highly dought that a 25 to 30 yer old women from 2500 to 3000 years ago was a young girl.
Was she still on her parents' health-insurance plan at the time?
She voted for Obama in the last election.
Hey SunkenCiv,
You’ve posted SO MANY GREAT ‘ARCHAEOLOGICAL’ articles; thank you for each of them.
Just wondering- have you ever served on a ‘dig’? Maybe as a volunteer, or as a specialist?
Or maybe you’re an archaeologist? No matter what, thanks again for all you’ve shared!
I’m glad this never caught on at Islay.
Body bog?
Body bog?
Body bog?
Boggy bod.
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