Ancient remains found in bog

Ancient human remains have been unearthed at Rossan Bog, close to the Meath/Westmeath border.
The discovery of foot and bone fragments was made by Bord na Móna workers before they started work on Saturday morning.
Bord na Móna immediately informed the National Museum of Ireland, which sent a team of experts to investigate the discovery. The body was removed to the conservation laboratory at Collins Barracks, Dublin, on Monday of this week for further examination.
It remains unclear if the the remains are those of a male or female.
The investigation team is led by Maeve Sikora, who thanked the staff at Bord na Móna 'for reporting the find so quickly and for their assistance on site'.
The remains, which haven't yet been dated, are thought to date back to the prehistoric period based on a previous find in Rossan Bog two years ago.
In 2012, the remains of a headless adult were found nearby and this body was later confirmed to date back to the Bronze Age, somewhere between 700-400BC.
The exact date of the body is expected to be confirmed in the coming months using radiocarbon dating.
County Meath is no stranger to significant archaeological finds of this nature. In 2003, a well-preserved partial body became known as Cloneycavan Man after the townland near Ballivor in which it was discovered. These remains now form part of the popular Kingship and Sacrifice display at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.