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1. www.nationalgeographic.com › environment › articleWhat's that lurking in the mist? Inside the eerie science of bogs

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   Feb 16, 2024 · February 16, 2024. Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the ...

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2. vancouversun.com › news › metroOf monsters and mud: Exploring the deep mysteries of Burns ...

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   Jan 16, 2015 · For more information on Burns Bog and a small, but legal, glimpse of a bog environment, visit the 60-hectare Delta Nature Reserve, located east of Highway 91, near the south end of Alex Fraser ...

3. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › europe-bogEurope's Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their ...

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   SCIENCE. Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets. High-tech tools divulge new information about the mysterious and violent fates met by these corpses. Joshua Levine ...

4. www.theatlantic.com › science › archiveWere the Mysterious Bog People Human Sacrifices?

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   Mar 11, 2016 · March 11, 2016. Sometime around 60 A.D., a man was led into a marsh outside Cheshire, England to be killed. He was in his mid-twenties, stood about 5’ 7’’ tall, and had a trimmed beard ...

5. www.ireland.com › en-us › magazineThe secrets of Ireland’s bogs | Ireland.com

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   One of those is the Bog of Allen – a large raised bog in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands between the rivers Liffey and Shannon. There are many cut-away bogs here – where locals have cut turf to heat their homes. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre is the place to get the lowdown on the history, culture and wildlife of the area.

6. sciencenordic.com › archaeology-denmarkResearchers have analyzed over 1,000 bog bodies from across ...

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   Mar 17, 2023 · Bog mummies, comprising almost intact remains such as the Grauballe Man Bog skeletons, where only bones are left. The level of preservation of the human remains (bones only, or with the skin and hair intact) mainly depends on the type of bog, as well as weather conditions and the time of year the body was placed in the wetland.

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   Are bogs haunted?

   • Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the mist; strange rings where fairies dance, witchcraft rules, and only fools trespass—tales of the area are fraught with supernatural peril.

   What's that lurking in the mist? Inside the eerie science of bogs

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   Where is the bog of Allen?

   • One of those is the Bog of Allen – a large raised bog in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands between the rivers Liffey and Shannon. There are many cut-away bogs here – where locals have cut turf to heat their homes. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre is the place to get the lowdown on the history, culture and wildlife of the area.

   The secrets of Ireland’s bogs | Ireland.com

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   Where are bogs in England?

   • A single fallen branch in a frozen lake in the Cambridgeshire Fens in eastern England. The region is home to a diverse array of wetlands, and the bogs here once inspired tales of ghostly spirits and fairies. Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception.

   What's that lurking in the mist? Inside the eerie science of bogs

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   What are the different types of bog bodies?

   • One can separate the bog bodies into the two following categories: Bog skeletons, where only bones are left. The level of preservation of the human remains (bones only, or with the skin and hair intact) mainly depends on the type of bog, as well as weather conditions and the time of year the body was placed in the wetland.

   Researchers have analyzed over 1,000 bog bodies from across Scandina…

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   How many bog bodies are there?

   • The Tollund Man, the Grauballe Man and the Huldremose Woman are not the only bog bodies that give us knowledge about the past. We have analyzed and dated over 1.000 bog bodies. Publishedfriday 17. March 2023 - 04:30 Maybe you have seen them. Behind glass in the museums, their thousand-year-old bodies both terrify and fascinate us.

   Researchers have analyzed over 1,000 bog bodies from across Scandina…

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   Are human remains preserved in bog skeletons?

   • Bog skeletons, where only bones are left. The level of preservation of the human remains (bones only, or with the skin and hair intact) mainly depends on the type of bog, as well as weather conditions and the time of year the body was placed in the wetland. In the new study all scientifically dated human remains from Northern Europe were included.

   Researchers have analyzed over 1,000 bog bodies from across Scandina…

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8. nfknowledge.org › contributions › bogs-and-spiritsBogs and Spirits – New Forest Knowledge

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   The bogs of the New Forest are truly infamous, rumoured to swallow both walker and beast if given half the chance. Significant tracts of bog are marked on Forest maps as morass or mire, and many place names in the Forest include the word ‘more’ or ‘moor’ in their name, meaning ‘area of marsh’. The bogs play a big part in New Forest ...