The unfortunate victim of a brutal murder, who became known as the Lindow Man, proved to be one of the most significant archaeological finds in the region's history. But the unique conditions of ...
The story of a man found in a peat bog over 2,000 years ago, wearing only a fox fur arm band, is told in Lindow Man: A Bog Body Mystery, an intriguing new exhibition opening at The Manchester Museum ...
Lindow Man, believed to be a victim of human sacrifice, remains one of the best preserved ancient bodies in all of Europe. The level of detail on his face is staggering—not bad for a 2,000-year ...
Examined by more than 50 experts, Lindow Man is likely one of the most scrutinized corpses in the world. He was in his 20s and, unlike most bog bodies, wore a beard and moustache. He had mild ...
The bog made headlines in 1984 when the remains of an Iron Age man were found immaculately preserved in the peat. Nicknamed Lindow Man, the 2,000-year-old body was of huge archaeological ...
This allows the whole organism to be seen clearly. Britain's most famous peat bog body is known as the Lindow man. The acidic, oxygen-free conditions in the peat bog meant that the man's skin ...
The ancient peat bog of Lindow Moss in Cheshire hid a dark and gruesome secret for almost 2,000 years. But on 1 August 1984, a peat cutter spotted the astonishingly well-preserved remains of an Iron ...