Besides these iron ores of the coal region, large deposits of bog iron ore were partially examined. Advertisement ...

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 ...

Ms Baker said it showed "that the individual had been intentionally decapitated at the bog". During the discovery in 2023, no skull was recovered with the remains. "It was likely that that was taken ...

The style of the woolen cloak in which she was wrapped dates this woman to the late 16th century, distinguishing her from the more common Iron Age bog bodies. She was in her late 20s or early 30s ...

Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who died more than two millennia ago. She is believed to have been killed as ...