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. Evidence suggests the Ballymacombs More Woman “suffered a highly ...
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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 October 2023, police in Northern Ireland uncovered a disturbing set of human remains in a bog just outside of Bellaghy.
Archaeologists Just Uncovered a Rare Roman Helmet That May Indicate a Mysterious Ritual
Fragments of a rare Roman-era helmet were discovered alongside nearly 200 weapons, all buried in the foundations of two homes ...
2,000-year-old decapitated body found in Northern Ireland bog may have been sacrificed
Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said. Because the body had been well ...
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 ...
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‘Bellaghy Boy’ reclassed as ‘Ballymacombs More Woman’ following fresh research into Derry bog body
Researchers have confirmed ancient human remains discovered in Bellaghy that was initially thought to be a male, is in fact ...
Young woman 'decapitated in ritual sacrifice' as 2,000-year-old mystery revealed
Scientists found the remains likley belonged to a women aged between 17 and 22 years - with cut marks on her neck pointing to ...
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 ...
Metal Detectorist Discovers Potential 2,000-Year-Old Divination Spoon
A metal detectorist has unearthed an ancient bronze spoon that Iron Age people may have used to forecast the future ...
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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.