Another bog body found in Ireland

A remarkably well-preserved body found in a Midlands bog could be up to 2000 years old. The body is potentially of significant international archaeological interest, the National Museum of Ireland said yesterday.

The headless body was discovered by a Co Offaly farmer as he was digging a drain close to his home. The skin was still intact on the upper torso, the clothes were preserved and there was a bracelet on the upper arm.

Read the rest here. And for more background on bogs and bog bodies, look here and here. A number of bog bodies appear to have been victims of ritual killings, as this BBC report explains.

Posted by David on May 16, 2003 1:46 PM