The butter is still eaten after 2000 years buried in the Irish swamp

The 10kg butter is found at a depth of nearly 4m below the marsh and still can be theoretically eaten.

Seeker reported yesterday that a group of lawn mowers working in Ireland's peat swamp discovered a 2,000-year-old avocado. Smelling like cheese, the butter is located 4m from the lagoon, near the town of Drakerath, 80km north of Dublin.

According to experts, butter is still in perfect condition. " The marshes are very well preserved with low temperatures, good oxygen concentrations and acidic environments , " said Ravan County Museum representative. Most likely the butter is buried under the swamp as a gift to the gods instead of preservation.

The 2,000-year-old avocado found under Irish swamp.(Photo: Sonja Smith).

Andy Halpin of the Irish National Museum, where experts conduct dating and analysis of avocado, says dairy products of this type are never dug up after being buried. The ritual burial hypothesis became more certain because the butter was not wrapped.

"In ancient times, swamp was a mysterious place that was difficult to reach. This marsh is located at the intersection of three separate kingdoms and it is like a land that does not belong to humans," Halpin said.

The discovery of avocado is not the first case. Scientists used to collect hundreds of butter wrappings from swamps in Ireland, some were placed in wooden boxes, along with many intact wood, swords and decorations.

The common Sphagnum moss in the swamp often grows over any object underneath the lagoon, wrapping the object in an anaerobic cool environment that prevents the bacteria from working and prevents decomposition.

According to Halpin, the newly found butter can still be eaten theoretically."But our advice is not to taste it , " Halpin said.