Old Croghan Man is the name given to a well-preserved Iron Age bog body found in an Irish bog in c.June 2003. He was named after Croghan Hill, County Offaly, near where he was found. He is on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Bog bodies, also known as bog people, are preserved human bodies found in sphagnum bogs. ... Bog detail Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg, northern Germany. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County Offaly (Irish: Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) is the main museum in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

He stood 6'6" (1.98m) tall (calculated from his arm span), unusually tall for that time (and now), and is the tallest bog body ever to have been found. He was found three months after another body found in County Meath, named Clonycavan Man, who was remarkable for his "gel" in his hair. County Meath (Contae na Mí in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... Clonycavan Man is the name given to a well-preserved Iron Age bog body found in Clonycavan, County Meath, Ireland in March 2003. ... A gel (from the lat. ...

He is also presumed to have been a man of high status, displayed by his manicured nails, untroubled by manual labour.

Old Croghan Man's death

Old Croghan Man is believed to have been murdered by being stabbed in the chest, decapitated and his body cut in half. This is displayed by his lack of head, and body below the hips. He also has a scar on his arm - possible evidence that he tried to defend himself, and so was not oblivious to the attack. The man was tortured before his death, as two cuts where his nipples would have been show. He also had pleurisy, according to scars on his lungs. This articles section pertaining to consciousness after decapitation is missing references or citation of sources. ... Torture is any act by which severe pain, whether physical or psychological, is intentionally inflicted on a person as a means of intimidation, a deterrent, revenge, a punishment, or as a method for the extraction of information or confessions (i. ... Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs, which can cause painful respiration and other symptoms. ... The heart and lungs (from an older edition of Grays Anatomy) The lung is an organ belonging to the respiratory system and interfacing to the circulatory system of air-breathing vertebrates. ...

His last meal (analysed from the contents in his stomach) was believed to have been wheat and buttermilk. At the time of his death, he was naked except for a plaited leather band around his left arm. Species T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Buttermilk is the liquid left over after producing butter from full-cream milk by the churning process. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ...

He is believed to have died between 362 BC and 175 BC, making the body nearly 2,500 years old. The man is supposed to have been in his early twenties when he was killed. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 367 BC 366 BC 365 BC 364 BC 363 BC 362 BC 361 BC 360 BC 359... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC - 170s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 180 BC 179 BC 178 BC 177 BC 176 BC - 175 BC - 174 BC 173 BC 172...

There are many reasons why he was killed. Ned Kelly, head of antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland, thinks Old Croghan Man (and other bog bodies) was killed to ensure good yields of corn and milk in the royal lands nearby. The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) is the main museum in Ireland. ... This article is about grains in general. ... A glass of cow milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ...

See also

• Clonycavan Man

Clonycavan Man is the name given to a well-preserved Iron Age bog body found in Clonycavan, County Meath, Ireland in March 2003. ...

References

• Report by The Mirror, Jan. 2006

• Report by Yahoo, Jan. 2006

• PBS/ NOVA, "The Perfect Corpse"