Bog Bodies of the Iron Age

Gallagh Man
400-200 B.C.
Found in County Galway, Ireland in 1821
He was discovered lying on his left side, draped in a skin cape. Beneath the cape he was naked. Whether he once wore linen clothes that have disappeared over time is unclear. He was anchored to the peat with two long wooden stakes, and around his neck was a band of willow rods likely used to strangle him. He was roughly 25 years old at the time.