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.
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.
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