Irish archaeologists unearth a 1,600-year-old statue

Irish archaeologists have discovered a carved wooden statue, made more than 1,600 years ago, about six kilometers from a prehistoric royal settlement.

Carved from the trunk of an oak tree, the statue is a anthropomorphic figure with a small round head, narrow shoulders and a long body covered with deep horizontal slits, dating back to the Iron Age.

Irish archaeologists have unearthed a 1,600-year-old wooden pagan idol from a bog in Co Roscommonhttps://t.co/BHOnNJDPun | @TheGregMurphy reports

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Ireland’s prehistoric times have been discovered by archaeological evidence that has grown at an increasing rate over the past decades. It begins with the first evidence of human presence in Ireland around 10500 BC, and ends with the beginning of the historical record around AD 400.