Tollund Man, Denmark, 4th century BC Gallagh Man, Ireland, c. 470–120 BC. 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 BC and the Second World War. [1]

2025年3月2日 · Tollund Man is a notable bog body—that is, a mummified human corpse preserved by the unique natural chemistry of peat bogs—that was discovered in the Bjældskovdal Mose, a peat bog in north-central Denmark, in 1950 and has been dated to between 405 and 380 BCE during Europe’s Iron Age.

The Tollund Man (died 405–384 BC) is a naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 5th century BC, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age. [1] He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body …

In 2003, peat cutters found Oldcroghan Man and Clonycavan Man in two different bogs. Both had lived between 400 and 175 B.C., and both had been subjected to a spectacular variety of...

2024年2月6日 · Scientists are still piecing together details about the life—and death—of the man mummified in a Danish bog some 2,400 years ago. The Tollund Man was discovered in 1950 in the Bjældskovdal...

2024年2月15日 · About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man,” the...

Lindow Man is a well-preserved human body found in a peat-bog at Lindow Moss, near Manchester, in 1984. He died a violent death, sustaining many injuries before he was placed face down in a pool in the bog. Lindow Man’s discovery triggered an unprecedented scientific investigation, which ultimately led to his display at the British Museum.

2025年3月1日 · A bog body is any of several hundred variously preserved human remains found in natural peat bogs, mostly in northern and western Europe but also elsewhere. Some bodies show signs of ritual killing or murder, but the circumstances of their deaths are uncertain. Perhaps the most famous bog body is Tollund Man.

2006年1月16日 · The bodies of two Iron Age murder victims have been recovered from peat bogs in Ireland. Experts say one man used hair gel in a likely bid to appear taller.

2013年9月26日 · Thousands of years ago, unfortunate souls met unusually grisly deaths in peat-drenched bogs, often condemned for some unknown sins or used as sacrifices. These bodies' gruesome ends kept them...