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Dec 15, 2020 · Whilst bog bodies lie at the heart of many national museum collections, there is considerable debate as to if and how we should display them. Bog bodies is available now. Melanie Giles is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Manchester.
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- Verification of Ancient Texts
- Death
Experts can learn about the diet of deceased individuals by taking samples from human remains and analysing the levels of specific elements present. However, in bog bodies, the contents of the stomachs are preserved along with the body, allowing archaeologists to identify the types of food eaten as the deceased’s last meal. Many of the bog people s...
Some bog people show signs of good health. Old Croghan Man, discovered in June 2003 in an Irish peat bog, lived between 362 and 175 BC during the Iron Age. Although only his upper torso survives, experts have calculated his height from his arm span. From this, it appears Old Croghan man stood at an impressive 6ft 5 inches tall. Old Croghan Man was ...
Bog bodies also offer evidence for the close links between distant communities previously assumed to be remote and detached from mainland Europe. Clonycavan Man, discovered not far from Old Croghan Man in 2003 and dated to between 392 and 201 BC, had his hair dressed with a type of Iron Age hair gel containing vegetable fat and pine resin. However,...
Hairstyles on bog bodies are also significant because they can corroborate information from ancient texts, confirming the accuracy of ancient accounts of northern European societies written by outsiders. For example, in the 1940s and 50s, two male bog bodies were discovered in the Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany. Respectively known as Osterby Ma...
The lack of fresh vegetables and meat found in many of the bog bodies could also indicate that most bog people died and were buried in the winter or early spring. This would also explain the exceptional state of preservation of the bodies as the low temperatures inhibit the growth of bacteria, ensuring the body tissues were pickled and soaked in bo...
Oct 5, 2020 · The conservation of a bog body is complex and a challenge for all those involved. A substantial list of requirements needs to be pulled together by the conservator in designing an effective and appropriate conservation strategy for these rare and important finds.
- Ticca Ogilvie
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Jan 1, 2006 · The purpose is to examine 17 bog bodies in the north-west of Europe, from the perspective of encounters . All bog bodies are considered as deviants from the social consensus.
- Melanie Giles
The conservation of a bog body is complex and a challenge for all those involved. A substantial list of requirements needs to be pulled together by the conservator in designing an effective and appropriate conservation strategy for these rare and important finds.
Dec 18, 2020 · This chapter reviews the unique group of mummies known as the bog bodies. The reader is provided with a review of the geographical distribution of bog bodies as well as the associated historical and cultural contexts.
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In this paper the display of human remains is considered with respect to the well-preserved ancient remains from bogs, generally known as bog bodies. Specifically, this chapter will discuss the remains of an adult male discovered at Lindow Moss, near Wilmslow, Cheshire, in August 1984, which have come to be known as ‘Lindow Man’.
