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Clonycavan Man

Clonycavan, County Meath

A bog body with a gelled hairstyle, killed in a ritual.

In 2003 a peat-cutting machine uncovered the upper body of a young man preserved in a bog. He had died around 2,300 years ago and had been killed violently.

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When
About 300 BC
Where
53.6800, -6.9200
Group
Unexplained

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Displayed at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.

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