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  2. Bog body - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Bocksten Man - Wikipedia

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    The Bocksten Man (Swedish: Bockstensmannen) is the remains of a medieval man's body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden.It is one of the best-preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the Halland Museum of Cultural History (formerly known as Varberg County Museum).

  4. Cladh Hallan - Wikipedia

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    It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. [3] [4] Excavations were carried out there between 1988 and 2002, which indicate the site was occupied from 2000 BC. [5] [6] Composition of the male mummy: blue: male c. 1600 BC yellow: male c. 1500-1400 BC red: male c. 1440-1360 BC

  5. ‘Bog mummies’ had mysterious deaths in Europe — until new ...

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    Bodies subjected to “overkill” were thought to have been used in ritualistic offerings, researchers wrote. ‘Bog mummies’ had mysterious deaths in Europe — until new study revealed ...

  6. Old Croghan Man - Wikipedia

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    Old Croghan Man (Seanfhear Chruacháin in Irish) is a well-preserved Irish Iron Age bog body found in June 2003. The remains are named after Croghan Hill, north of Daingean, County Offaly, near where the body was found. The find is on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.

  7. List of bog bodies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of bog bodies grouped by location of discovery. Bog bodies, or bog people, are the naturally preserved corpses of humans and some animals recovered from peat bogs. The bodies have been most commonly found in the northern European countries of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

  8. Gallagh Man - Wikipedia

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    Gallagh Man is the name given to a preserved Iron Age bog body found in County Galway, Ireland, in 1821. The remains date to c. 470–120 BC , and are of a six-foot (1.8 m) tall, healthy male with dark and reddish hair, who is estimated to have been about 25 years old at the time of death.

  9. Koelbjerg Man - Wikipedia

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    The museum staff were able to reconstruct the original position of the bones only because the blocks of peat containing the bones could be matched to the holes where they were removed from the bog. The skull and two bones were found at a depth of 2.5 metres (8 ft), but the majority of the bones were found at a depth of 3 to 3.5 metres (10 to 11 ...