Professor Murphy said: “As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death that involved the flow of blood from her throat, followed by decapitation.
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 violent death.
Gruesome mystery of 2,000-year-old headless woman found in Irish bog finally uncovered by scientists
Following the discovery of ancient remains in a bogland near Bellaghy in October 2023, experts have been piecing together who this woman once was. Several museums and universities have now ...
Osteoarchaeological analysis has revealed the body to be female, a discovery described as "all the more significant as the majority of bog preserved individuals that have been found from this ...
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 ...
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