Irish manuscript found in peat bog
Here are some images of a manuscript from the centuries we are studying found at a construction site in Ireland a couple months ago. The bulldozer brought it above ground. The tannens in the peat bog preserved the manuscript.
Images of the manuscript: http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=+manuscript+Ireland+Bog&btnG=Search If you go to the image titled "1200-year-old prayer book" you can see the script.