Ancient human remains of Bellaghy likely to be female

Bellaghy Bog Body Likely Female - Archaeology Magazine

Bogland at Ballymacomb’s More, near Bellaghy, Northern Ireland BELLAGHY, NORTHERN IRELAND—According to a statement released by National Museums NI, a mysterious ancient bog body uncovered by peat harvesters in 2023 is not male, as originally thought, but female. Initial assessments of the human remains suggested that the figure belonged to a teenage boy. Recent osteoarchaeological analysis conducted by National Museums NI and other institutions …

Ancient human remains of Bellaghy likely to be female

The “Ballymacombs More Woman” is an exceptionally rare discovery of an Iron Age female bog-preserved remains. The post Ancient human remains of Bellaghy likely to be female appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.