Radiocarbon dating showed that he lived between 362 B.C and 175 B.C., while Clonycavan man dates from 392 B.C. to 201 B.C. A team lead by researchers at the National Museum of Ireland studied the ...

Oldcroghan Man and Clonycavan Man were the subject of an 18-month investigation by a team that included international scientists, museum conservators, and historians.

Clonycavan Man was even found to have a primitive sort of hair gel in his hair. Conan O’Brien, as if his name wasn’t a dead giveaway, has strong Irish roots.

The fashion-conscious gel wearer has been named Clonycavan Man, and Kelly said the fact he was able to buy imported cosmetics suggests he was a wealthy member of Irish society about 2,300 years ago.

THE hair-gelled head of an ancient Celt, dubbed the Iron Age Beckham because of his slicked-back look, has been reconstructed by Scots scientists. Examinations of the Clonycavan man, found fully ...

The young man was later beheaded and dismembered. Hazel ropes were passed through his arms before he was buried in the bog. Food remains in his stomach show that Old Croghan man had eaten milk and ...

Both Clonycavan Man and Old Croghan Man, who were discovered in 2003, external, were violently killed but the preservative powers of the bog have allowed science to piece together their stories.

On the last night of his life, Clonycavan man watched the evening star hanging like a lantern in the southern sky On the last night of his life, Clonycavan man watched the evening star hanging ...

Why bogs are remarkable records of human and natural history. Incredibly well preserved bodies have been found in peat bogs, where even soft tissue like skin can survive.

Bog bodies are rare and remarkable discoveries, but Clonycavan Man, found in February 2003, was a sensation for staff at the National Museum of Ireland, given his exceptional state of preservation.

Oldcroghan Man and Clonycavan Man were the subject of an 18-month investigation by a team that included international scientists, museum conservators, and historians.

Both Clonycavan Man and Old Croghan Man, who were discovered in 2003, external, were violently killed but the preservative powers of the bog have allowed science to piece together their stories.