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solving Europe's ancient mystery

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Bog bodies uncovered

solving Europe's ancient mystery

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It is time for a new book about bog bodies: the number of known bodies is growing. Lindow Man, the famous 'Pete Marsh' discovered in Cheshire in the 1980s, has been joined by new finds from Ireland and elsewhere. Who were these unfortunate people, and why were they killed?

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Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Pages
223

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Table of Contents

Foreword / Val McDermid
Unveiling the dead : introducing the bog bodies of ancient Europe
Discoveries & discoverers
The world of the bog people : space, time and society
The magic of bog preservation
Crime scene investigation : the application of forensic science
Accident, execution or murder?
Modis operandi : ways of killing
Instrumental violence : abuse with purpose
The chosen ones
Natural born killers
Bog deaths & human sacrifice
Listening to the dead : bog bodies uncovered.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
930.1
Library of Congress
GN803 .A43 2015, GN780.22.E85 A534 2015, GN803

The Physical Object

Pagination
223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
223

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27187753M
ISBN 10
0500051828
ISBN 13
9780500051825
OCLC/WorldCat
922645301

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