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‘Bellaghy Boy’ reclassed as ‘Ballymacombs More Woman’ following fresh research into Derry bog body
Researchers have confirmed ancient human remains discovered in Bellaghy that was initially thought to be a male, is in fact ...
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Woman lost boots in peat bog before rescue on walk
Kinder Mountain Resue Team said it was called out to reports a woman had become stuck up to her thighs in a peat bog on the Kinder plateau and had then lost her boots as her partner pulled her ...
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Research suggests ancient human remains found in Bellaghy likely to be female
New research into ancient human remains discovered in Bellaghy has revealed that what was potentially thought to be a male, is in fact most likely a decapitated female aged between 17 and 22 years old ...
2,000-year-old body found in NI bog ‘one of the most important archaeological discoveries on the island’
Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Londonderry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ...
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Bog Bodies of the Iron Age
He was anchored to the peat with two long wooden stakes ... inquiry into and preservation of bog bodies, the only remnant of Amcotts Moor Woman is now her left shoe. The design of the leather ...
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The problem with peat -- and what could replace it?
Peat comes from wetlands (bogs) filled with partly decayed vegetation. The waterlogged conditions and acidity in these bogs prevent vegetation from decaying fully after death. Over thousands of ...
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Bogs hold a key to climate solutions through carbon sequestration, but many have been drained
Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth’s carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs’ sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter ...