Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who ...
2,000-year-old decapitated body found in Northern Ireland bog may have been sacrificed
More than a year ago, police in Northern Ireland were alerted to human bones discovered on the surface of peatland, a type of saturated wetland or bog. “On initial examination, we couldn’t be sure if ...
A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.
This River Is Filled With Human Bones but No One Knows Exactly Why
These bloody words were written by 19th-Century antiquarian H.S. Cuming in On the discovery of Celtic crania in the vicinity ...
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Ancient remains found in Co Derry bog ‘likely to belong to young woman’ who lived 2,000 years ago
The remains have been hailed as “one of the most important archaeological discoveries on the island of Ireland”.
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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.
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We finally know why so many ancient human bones are pulled from the River Thames
‘Violence is a particularly common theme for later prehistoric human remains from watery places. (Picture: Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images) ‘We have found patterns of skeletal ...