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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Rebecca Black

Secrets of the Bellaghy bog body are finally revealed

Archaeologists have made a significant revision in their understanding of ancient human remains discovered in a County Londonderry bog last year.

Initially believed to be those of a teenage boy, the remains, now known as Ballymacombs More Woman, are now thought to belong to a young woman who lived approximately 2,000 years ago.

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