Bog bodies uncovered, solving Europe's ancient mystery, Miranda Aldhouse-Green ; foreword by Val McDermid
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- Prehistoric peoples -- Europe
- Bog bodies -- Europe
- Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Europe
- Antiquities, Prehistoric
- Prehistoric peoples
- Human remains (Archaeology)
- Europe
- History
- Bog bodies
- Human remains (Archaeology) -- Europe
- Wounds and injuries -- Europe -- History
- Violence -- Europe -- History
- Antiquities
- Europe -- Antiquities
- Violence
- Wounds and injuries
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Bog bodies uncovered, solving Europe's ancient mystery, Miranda Aldhouse-Green ; foreword by Val McDermid
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Bog bodies uncovered
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
922645301
Responsibility statement
Miranda Aldhouse-Green ; foreword by Val McDermid
Sub title
solving Europe's ancient mystery
Summary
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?
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
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