It's interesting to note that these Iron Age mummified corpses used hair gel and had manicured nails, but to me this bit is the most astonishing:
Peat wetlands in northwest Europe are well-known for their bog bodies. The wetlands provide cold, acidic, oxygen-free conditions, which prevent decay and mummify human flesh.
The two new Irish bog men were named after the places where they were found: Croghan Hill and Clonycavan.
Oldcroghan man was preserved so perfectly that his discovery sparked a police murder investigation before archaeologists were called in.
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.
