Lindow Man Essay
Ancient Human Remains
Lindow Man, Outzi
• Places of discovery
Lindow Man
- Found in a peat bog in Cheshire, England 1984. By two workmen found a foot in their piece of machinery.
Outzi Ice Man
- Thursday 19th September 1991 by Erica and Helmut Simon as they were mountaineering in the Alps between Austria and Italy.
• Describe the Physical appearance of Lindow man and dating of finds
Lindow man
- Radiocarbon dating techniques was used to date the Lindow man. We found that he died in the first Century. He was between 25-30 years old when he died. Also they assessed the age of the organic remains of the peat which also gave a similar reading of the Lindow mans age.
- He had a brown beard and moustache, which had stepped …show more content…
Stomach contents red deer and bread, hunted deer and make bread.
Fungi, which was used as an antibacterial their knowledge of natural remedies.
Tattoos close to estimated pressure points for acupuncture.
Trade copper not found in Southern Alps.
Hunting due to ibex bone.
Grass cloak made of grass nets and leather clothes specialisation in village.
- Appearance and health
X-rays found that he had arthritis, old rib fractures, 30-40 years old and worn teeth which concluded that he was an older man with injuries.
Physical examination found that he was 160 m tall, right arm not used for a few weeks, dark brown wavy hair. Tissue analysis found that he was about 5300 years old, low level of lead poisoning and high cholesterol due to fatty meats.
- Clothing
Animal hide skin as clothing, which concludes that they knew about the tanning process, they knew how to sew.
Leggings, loincloth, fur cap, upper garment, poncho, cloak.
Flint knife had sharp edges Neolithic tool also knife arrowheads.
Copper axe was rare at this time where we conclude that they’re as some type of specialisation in the
Lindow Man, Outzi
• Places of discovery
Lindow Man
- Found in a peat bog in Cheshire, England 1984. By two workmen found a foot in their piece of machinery.
Outzi Ice Man
- Thursday 19th September 1991 by Erica and Helmut Simon as they were mountaineering in the Alps between Austria and Italy.
• Describe the Physical appearance of Lindow man and dating of finds
Lindow man
- Radiocarbon dating techniques was used to date the Lindow man. We found that he died in the first Century. He was between 25-30 years old when he died. Also they assessed the age of the organic remains of the peat which also gave a similar reading of the Lindow mans age.
- He had a brown beard and moustache, which had stepped …show more content…
Stomach contents red deer and bread, hunted deer and make bread.
Fungi, which was used as an antibacterial their knowledge of natural remedies.
Tattoos close to estimated pressure points for acupuncture.
Trade copper not found in Southern Alps.
Hunting due to ibex bone.
Grass cloak made of grass nets and leather clothes specialisation in village.
- Appearance and health
X-rays found that he had arthritis, old rib fractures, 30-40 years old and worn teeth which concluded that he was an older man with injuries.
Physical examination found that he was 160 m tall, right arm not used for a few weeks, dark brown wavy hair. Tissue analysis found that he was about 5300 years old, low level of lead poisoning and high cholesterol due to fatty meats.
- Clothing
Animal hide skin as clothing, which concludes that they knew about the tanning process, they knew how to sew.
Leggings, loincloth, fur cap, upper garment, poncho, cloak.
Flint knife had sharp edges Neolithic tool also knife arrowheads.
Copper axe was rare at this time where we conclude that they’re as some type of specialisation in the