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bog bodyAny of an informal collection of some 700 variously preserved human remains found over the past 200 years in natural peat bogs, mostly in western Europe. The bodies, including the soft tissues and the stomach contents, remain preserved because of the anaerobic fluid conditions in the bogs. They range chronologically from c. 8000 BC to early medieval times. That they have been variously found with cut throats, severed limbs, ropes around the neck, and so on suggests the possibility of ritual killings, murders, and ignominious burial (since none was found within a proper grave). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Sunday For peat's sake: Amy and Maya investigate why bogs help keep organic material from decaying and view the preserved humans in "The Mysterious Bog People," a traveling exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The Bog People The Grauballe Man and its companion poems were inspired by Heaney's reading of The Bog People, a popular work by the eminent Danish archaeologist Peter Vilhelm Glob, who was involved in the excavation and subsequent investigation of a number of peat bog corpses, including the Grauballe Man. With Tribes as this year's theme watch out for traditional Nigerian tribes, Bog People from Macnas, a Norse tribe and a gang of St Patricks and snakes. |
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