The style of the woolen cloak in which she was wrapped dates this woman to the late 16th century, distinguishing her from the more common Iron Age bog bodies. She was in her late 20s or early 30s ...

suggesting throwing a body in the bog during the Iron Age was intentional. “Ballymacombs More Woman is certainly one of the most important archaeological discoveries on the island of Ireland.

More than a thousand bog bodies and skeletons have come to light, and scientists now have the means to study the remains in such detail that they can, in a sense, resurrect these ancient people.