Many people find it hard to imagine that the dark brown bog bodies were once lightly colored human beings of flesh and blood who lived in timber houses, brought up children, looked after their cattle, grew crops, made clothes, prepared meals, and manufactured tools.
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In 1904 two naked bodies were found in the southern part of the Bourtanger Moor in the Netherlands. Because one of them lays on the outstretched arm of the other, who is obviously male, it was long believed that the second body was that of a woman. ... In 1879 the body of an adult woman was found in a bog near Ramten,
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Bog bodies , also known as bog people , are preserved human bodies found in sphagnum bogs in Northern Europe, Great Britain and Ireland. Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies have retained ...
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Bog bodies have been found throughout north-west Europe ... Archaeologists have unveiled two Iron Age "bog bodies" which were found in the Republic of Ireland. ... In common with other bog bodies, they show signs of having been tortured before their deaths.
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Many bog bodies have been found in Denmark and Britain, some a few thousand years old. Over 80 bog bodies have been discovered in Ireland since 1750. Many of these bodies were never examined in detail and most were reburied without study or were badly damaged.
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The National Museum of Ireland sets out to solve two ancient murder mysteries. The victims are incredibly rare Bog Bodies: human beings perfectly preserved by the peat bog in which they had been buried. ... Discovering the bog bodies...
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Questions about Mummies and Bog Bodies ... How does a bog preserve the bodies and object? ... What is the difference between bog bodies and mummies?
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Various questions and answers about bog bodies ... Dr. dig responds:; Bog bodies are the remains of people preserved in wet, marshy places, called bogs. The best preserved bog bodies have been found in northern Europe, especially Denmark.
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Bog bodies, also known as bog people, are preserved human bodies found in sphagnum bogs. Under certain conditions, the acidity of the water, the cold temperature and the lack of oxygen combine to tan the body's skin - skeletal preservation is very rare in these bodies, as the acid in the soil is extremely damaging to bone.
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