Stoneyisland Man is the name given to a Neolithic human skeleton discovered in 1929 in Stoneyisland Bog at Gortanumera, County Galway, Ireland. The remains, preserved within deep peat deposits, represent one of the rare examples of a prehistoric bog body from Ireland dating to the fourth millennium BCE. Osteological examination identified the individual as an adult male about 40 years old and approximately 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm) tall.
Stoneyisland Man is the name given to a Neolithic human skeleton discovered in 1929 in Stoneyisland Bog at Gortanumera, County Galway, Ireland. The remains, preserved within deep peat deposits, represent one of the rare examples of a prehistoric bog body from Ireland dating to the fourth millennium BCE. Osteological examination identified the individual as an adult male about 40 years old and approximately 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm) tall.
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