In one of the marshes near the village of Bellaghy in Northern Ireland, the remains of a teenager who died more than 2 thousand years ago were discovered. Web site law enforcement force Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The find was called unique and was transferred to the National Museum of Ireland.
The discovery was made by the police; The body was buried three feet underground in a peat bog and was located among fossil tree remains. What was unique was that the human remains were well preserved: not only bones remained, but also partial skin, nails and a kidney.
Since police could not determine the man’s age, forensic archaeologists also became involved in the work. According to archaeologists, this was a man between the ages of 13 and 17. He lived in the Early Iron Age around 500 BC. Scientists suggested that the young man may have been buried among the trees in the grove and then dragged into the swamp by water. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
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