Old Croghan Man

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf human remains
gptkbp:age 20s
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:National_Museum_of_Ireland
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 362–175 BC
gptkbp:dietAnalysis ate cereals and dairy
ate meat before death
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Croghan_Hill
2003
gptkbp:DNAAnalysis no close relation to Clonycavan Man
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Ireland
workmen cutting peat
gptkbp:height 6 ft 6 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Old Croghan Man
gptkbp:locatedNear Daingean, County Offaly
gptkbp:notableFor exceptional preservation
evidence of violent death
possible ritual killing
gptkbp:period gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:preservedIn arms
hands
torso
gptkbp:sex male
gptkbp:shape stab wounds
decapitated
dismembered
nipples mutilated
rope through arms
gptkbp:significance evidence of ancient kingship rituals
insight into Iron Age society
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:bog_bodies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7