Topic ID #11047 - posted 5/3/2011 4:44 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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‘Bog butter’ from 3,000 BC found in ancient underground store
Jennifer Palmer
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‘Bog butter’ from 3,000 BC found in ancient underground store
Peat cutter said the ancient food still smells of dairy
ByCATHY HAYES
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:20 AM
Over 100 pounds of "bog butter" have been discovered in Tullamore, County Offaly. This ancient food substance, thought to been buried as a form of refrigeration, is thought to be 5,000 years old, dating from the Iron Age.
Brian Clancy and his uncle Joe were cutting turf in Ballard Bog when they made the discovery.
Joe explained "We were cutting turf and I found what looked like a huge piece of timber…We took it out with a spade and it turned out to be bog butter." Speaking to the Irish Times he said "It looked like a keg or an urn with two handles and a lid carved from a solid piece of wood."
Read more here.
Peat cutter said the ancient food still smells of dairy
ByCATHY HAYES
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Friday, April 29, 2011, 7:20 AM
Over 100 pounds of "bog butter" have been discovered in Tullamore, County Offaly. This ancient food substance, thought to been buried as a form of refrigeration, is thought to be 5,000 years old, dating from the Iron Age.
Brian Clancy and his uncle Joe were cutting turf in Ballard Bog when they made the discovery.
Joe explained "We were cutting turf and I found what looked like a huge piece of timber…We took it out with a spade and it turned out to be bog butter." Speaking to the Irish Times he said "It looked like a keg or an urn with two handles and a lid carved from a solid piece of wood."
Read more here.
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