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Bog body Wikipedia ~ A bog body is a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog Such bodies sometimes known as bog people are both geographically and chronologically widespread having been dated to between 8000 BCE and the Second World War The unifying factor of the bog bodies is that they have been found in peat and are partially preserved however the actual levels of preservation vary widely from perfectly preserved to mere skeletons Unlike most ancient human remains bog bodies often re
Bog Mummies Preserved in Peat Charlotte Wilcox ~ After sharing stories of famous bog discoveries Wilcox presents an informational chapter about how bogs form mummies Most bodies decay after death However bodies in peat bogs do not decay because conditions in bogs prevent growth of bacteria and fungi
Bog Bodies of Europe Most Famous of the Peatland Mummies ~ Bog bodies or the bog people are extremely wellpreserved ancient corpses that have been discovered in peatlands of Northern Europe The peatlands appear to have served as mass graveyards from BCE to medieval times and many of the bodies reveal violent deaths
Peat Bogs Are Freakishly Good at Preserving Human Remains ~ Mummies have been found in certain bogs with soft extraflimsy bones that are about as sturdy as cardboard and that have been distorted by heavy peat But thats assuming the decalcification process doesnt altogether eliminate them Lots of bog bodies have been found missing bones and some of the mummies are totally boneless
Bog Bodies Bog People Crystalinks ~ Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4000yearold man preserved in an Irish peat bog marking the oldest European body ever found with skin still intact The cool waterlogged conditions of Northern European bogs a type of wetland create lowoxygen highly acidic environments ideal for body preservation
Europes Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets ~ The search for the origins of bog bodies and their secrets goes back a fairly long way too In 1780 a peatcutter found a skeleton and a plait of hair in a bog on Drumkeragh Mountain The property belonged to the Earl of Moira and it was his wife
NOVA The Perfect Corpse Bog Bodies of the Iron Age ~ Her long fair hair was preserved in the peat but on half of her head it had been cut off Other bog bodies also had their hair cut when they were killed 7 Weerdinge Men 100 50
Bog Mummies Yield Secrets ScienceDaily ~ Researchers are now probing the secrets of bog mummies some dating back 2000 years preserved from the Iron Age with amazing detail in peat bogs of Europe Bog mummies have particularly
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