Decapitated woman found in Irish bog is 2,000-year-old ritual sacrifice

Decapitated bog body in variable state of preservation; head area is to the left and feet to the right. The torso and pelvis have flesh and organs remaining.

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 year, several museums and universities have collaborated to reveal new information about the individual, now known as the Ballymacombs More Woman, including her sex, age, height and manner of death.