“Unearthed Secrets: 2,000-Year-Old Headless Young Woman From Northern Ireland Reveals Dark Rituals of Ancient Times”
Many of these bog bodies have been male, making this most recent discovery all the more exciting. Experts believe she may have been ritualistically killed as a sacrificial offering, and her neck shows clear signs of cuts while her skull is missing, indicating decapitation.
Now, researchers are in the final phase of examination and preservation, hoping to uncover more about her diet, lifestyle, and brutal death.
Archaeologists Uncover Iron Age Remains In A Northern Irish Bog
Police Service of Northern IrelandAerial view of the peat bog where the remains were found.
In October 2023, machine workers digging in a bog in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, discovered human remains. Upon excavation, archaeologists initially believed the remains belonged to a young teenage boy.
Recently, however, a study led by National Museums Northern Ireland and collaborators revealed that the remains were actually those of a 17 to 22-year-old woman who stood 5’6″ tall and lived in the area more than 2,000 years ago.
Police Service of Northern IrelandArchaeologists dig out the bog body in 2023.
This discovery marks the one of the few times that ancient female remains have been found in a bog. Typically, bog mummies from the Iron Age are male.
However, this isn’t the only intriguing facet of the find. Researchers believe that the female bog body, now called the “Ballymacombs More Woman,” was a victim of a brutal human sacrifice.
Unraveling The Mystery Of The Bellaghy Bog Body
Police Service of Northern IrelandThe Bellaghy bog body remains when they were exhumed from the earth.
Examination of the remains revealed them to be remarkably well-preserved, a common characteristic of bog bodies due to the low-oxygen and highly acidic environment, which create ideal conditions for natural mummification.
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