Tyler Hoffman Monday 11:00 am Bog Bodies 1) The stomach contents of Tollund Man and Grauballe Man consisted of porridge‚ made of mostly barely and wheat‚ parts of domesticated plants such as linseed flax and knotweed and many wild plants. A total of forty different plant seeds were found in the contents of Tollund Man’s stomach‚ Grauballe Man had almost sixty different species of plants in his stomach. Also‚ small pieces of bone and animal hairs were found‚ leading scientists to believe rodents
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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 their skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of the surrounding area. These conditions include highly acidic water‚ cold temperature‚ and a lack of oxygen‚ combining to preserve but severely tan their skin. Although their skin is preserved‚ their bones are generally not‚ as the acid in
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Grauballe Man Grauballe Man was recovered in a small peat bog of Nebelgård Mose in the central of Jutland‚ Denmark on April‚ 1952‚ being one of the best preserved bog body. We can see how his importance to the historical understanding of how he once lived and died through the discoveries of the remains left with him at his death. The body of now named Grauballe Man was discovered in 1952 when peat cutters was digging for fuel in a bog located near the village of Jutland. The body was found after
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Bog Bodies Explain what the archaeological and scientific examinations reveal about the life and death of bog bodies Bog bodies are persevered bodies that have been found in the bogs of northern Europe. Bog bodies are well preserved bodies from thousands of years ago‚ and their conditions are well preserved to leave skin tissue‚ hair‚ bones‚ etc and even leave evidence on how their lifestyles where back then. Such as finding what there last meal was from the stomach tissue and how their last meal
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Bog Bodies APPERENCE Q1 he was 30 to 40 years old Q2. Pre historic mean before written accounts and well preserved means close to the same as the time it was around Q3 Face upside had a bit of decay Reddish hair probably from bog Eyes and mouth were closed he was probably a sleep when he died Q4 yes he had other artefacts found with him a belt and the rope use to hang or strangle him DICSOVERY Q1 he seems to be strangled or hung Q2 may 6th 1950 at bjaeldskovdal near Silkeborg Denmark
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For many years‚ bog bodies have been discovered in parts of Northern Europe. Many of the bodies are so well preserved you can see minor details on their skin‚ for example finger prints and body hair. The bog bodies in this report are the Windeby Girl‚ Lindow Man‚ Tollund Man‚ Grauballe Man and the Elling Woman. Also‚ there is information on where they died‚ what their last meal was and how they died. Windeby Girl Windeby Girl was found by peat cutters in Southern Denmark in 1952. The Sacrifice:
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Introduction Bog bodies have been found in many locations in northwestern Europe: Ireland‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Denmark. Generally‚ these countries have poor preservation conditions‚ but the bogs are an exception to the rule. Most bodies found show severe trauma from a violent death. The scope of the article encompasses Europe during the Iron and Bronze periods. It is difficult‚ frequently impossible to distinguish between ritual behavior towards bodies after death and outright sacrificial killing
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In 1952‚ a body was found in a grass bog‚ in the town of Windeby‚ Germany. The owners of the land wanted to cut the bog down for fuel and sell it. Though as they were cutting the bog they found a human body. However when they came across the bog body they stopped digging and saw that the body was damaged‚ there was damages to one leg‚ a foot and a hand which was detached from the body. When the body was discovered archaeologists had pieced all of evidence together‚ which caused many theories to
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Assignment on: The bog bodies and what they tell us about the past What they tell us… clothing- fabrics‚ fashion etc. hairstyles.… physical diseases – what was around and how they treated it. Also height and physical things. Punishment and ritual killing.. how and why . day top day things… food‚ tools invented etc. In Europe and Britian‚ in areas of boggy‚ marshy soil‚ several well-preserved bodies have been found. They were prevented from decaying by the airless conditions of the bog. Due to their
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Bog Turtle Sierra Jacoby American Military University SCIN130 Dr. James Brown The quote “good things come in small packages” is the perfect description of the bog turtle. The bog turtle‚ Glyptemys muhlenbergii‚ is the smallest turtle located in the northeast‚ growing only to be about three to four and a half inches long (Hay 568). Bog turtles are no bigger than the palm of your hand. This charming little turtle is noticed most by the yellow-orange spots that can be found on either
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