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The scientific study of
Clonycavan Man's hair has shed light on his diet leading up to his death. His diet was rich in vegetables and proteins, which indicates that he may have been killed during the warmer summer months of the year. Clonycavan Man was also fairly young at the time of his death; he
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in March 2003. The body shows signs of having been murdered. Theories around the meanings and manner of his death vary.
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for kingship ceremonies was near the bog where
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452:"www.excavations.ie 2003 County Meath 10186"
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337:"Iron Age 'Bog Man' Used Imported Hair Gel"
160:Facial reconstruction of the Clonycavan man
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269:"Iron Age 'bog bodies' unveiled"
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393:"Tales From the Bog"
240:53.52472°N 7.00722°W
937:Forensic palynology
859:Gundestrup cauldron
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347:on 18 February 2006
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947:Pre-Roman Iron Age
839:List of bog bodies
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245:53.52472; -7.00722
212:List of bog bodies
176:Radiocarbon dating
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917:Bog bodies
901:Categories
876:Peter Glob
849:Bog butter
793:Nydam Mose
737:70–220 AD)
671:Lindow Man
667:3rd c. BC)
617:4th c. BC)
551:Cashel Man
512:Bog bodies
505:Bog bodies
228:53°31′29″N
218:References
63:March 2003
823:Chat Moss
803:Falbygden
721:Windeby I
462:6 January
431:The Times
78:, Ireland
54:, Ireland
832:See also
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407:14 April
377:14 April
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279:14 April
273:BBC News
231:7°0′26″W
206:See also
180:Iron Age
131:hair gel
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190:Display
104:Ireland
200:Dublin
143:Iberia
135:France
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881:Mummy
152:Death
139:Spain
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438:2019
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