Sunday, November 28, 2010

Bog Bodies


http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/11/21_07_2006_2005.jpg

The term bog bodies (or bog people) is used to refer to human burials, some likely sacrificed, placed within peat bogs of Denmark, Germany, Holland, Britain, and Ireland and naturally mummified. The highly acidic peat acts as a remarkable preservative, leaving the clothing and skin intact, and creating poignant and memorable images of people of the past.

tales from the bog . com

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