Co Laois bog body is world's oldest New tests on the remains of a preserved body found in a Co Laois bog have revealed that it is the oldest bog body ever discovered in the world.
The body was found by a Bord na Móna worker milling peat in 2011.
It was initially believed that the remains were those of a young female which were around 2,500 years old.
However, a series of recent tests have revealed that it is the body of a male, which dates back as far as 2000 BC.
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0802/466108-bog-body/
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Posted by ryaner
3rd August 2013ce
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