Ancient human remains discovered in an Irish bog in October 2023 don't belong to a teenage boy as originally assumed but rather a young woman, making them an exceptionally rare find. Over the past ...

A partial skeleton thought to be 5,000 years old was discovered in Denmark. The skeleton could be part of a collection of "bog bodies" found all over Northern Europe. Evidence also suggests that the ...

In 1915, a mysterious ancient skeleton dubbed the “Vittrup Man” was found preserved in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, over a century later, researchers have finally pieced together the peculiar ...

In 1984, a peat cutter discovered human remains in a bog in Cheshire, England. They belonged to a man who died a brutal death some 2,100 years ago before being placed in the bog — examination of his ...

Foreword / Val McDermid -- Unveiling the dead : introducing the bog bodies of ancient Europe -- Discoveries & discoverers -- The world of the bog people : space, time and society -- The magic of bog ...

An analysis of a body found in a Danish bog revealed that is belonged to a foreign man who was sacrificed around 5,000 years ago. Photo from the journal PLOS One In 1915, a mysterious ancient skeleton ...

CNN — In 1984, a peat cutter discovered human remains in a bog in Cheshire, England. They belonged to a man who died a brutal death some 2,100 years ago before being placed in the bog — examination of ...