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Corpse preserved in a bog
A bog body is a cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog. Such bodies, sometimes known as bog people, are both geographically and chronologically
Bog_body
This is a list of bog bodies grouped by location of discovery. Bog bodies, or bog people, are the naturally preserved corpses of humans and some animals
List_of_bog_bodies
Bog body of an Iron Age man found in England
Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England
Lindow_Man
Type of wetland with peat-rich soil
wetlands Bog body – Corpse preserved in a bog Bog butter – Ancient substance found in peat bogs Bog iron – Form of iron ore deposited in bogs Irish Peatland
Bog
Bog body from Ireland
Age. The exceptionally early date makes Cashel Man one of the oldest bog bodies known from Europe and the earliest discovered in Ireland with preserved
Cashel_Man
Iron age bog body from Denmark
Woman) is a bog body of a woman preserved in a bog in Jutland, Denmark, and dating from about 490 BC (pre-Roman Iron Age). Workers found the body in 1835
Haraldskær_Woman
Iron Age bog body from Denmark
Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age. He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body near Silkeborg on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The man's physical
Tollund_Man
1975 poetry collection by Seamus Heaney
symbolic, dealing with themes such as the Greek myth of Antaeus, the bog bodies of Northern Europe, Vikings, and other historical figures. The second
North_(poetry_collection)
Swedish post-punk band
Jason Williamson) (2022) "Man Made of Meat" (2025) "Uno II" (2025) “The Bog Body” (2025) "Therapy II" (2026) The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international
Viagra_Boys
Bog bodies found in a peat bog in Denmark
Borremose bodies are three bog bodies that were found in the Borremose peat bog in Himmerland, Denmark. Recovered between 1946 and 1948, the bodies of a man
Borremose_bodies
Iron Age bog body from Denmark
Man is an Iron Age bog body discovered on 26 April 1952 in a peat bog near the village of Grauballe in Jutland, Denmark. The body, which dates to between
Grauballe_Man
Accumulation of partially decayed vegetation
vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one of
Peat
Iron Age bog body from Ireland
Croghan Man (Irish: Seanfhear Chruacháin) is a well-preserved Iron Age bog body discovered in June 2003 during commercial peat cutting near Croghan Hill
Old_Croghan_Man
Iron Age bog body from England
I are the names given to the partial remains of a female bog body, discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss, near Wilmslow in Cheshire, England, on 13
Lindow_Woman
Iron Age bog body found in Denmark
Huldremose Woman, or Huldre Fen Woman, is an Iron Age bog body recovered in 1879 from a peat bog near Ramten, Jutland, Denmark. Analysis by Carbon 14 dating
Huldremose_Woman
Preserved dead human or animal
of 140 bodies. The newly updated airing system preserves the thirty-eight bodies that are currently on display. Apart from several bog bodies, Denmark
Mummy
Iron Age bog body found in Denmark
The Elling Woman is a bog body discovered in 1938 west of Silkeborg, Denmark. The Tollund Man was later discovered just c. 60 m (200 ft) away, twelve years
Elling_Woman
Iron Age Irish bog body
Clonycavan Man is an Iron Age bog body discovered in 2003 in Clonycavan, near Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland. Radiocarbon dating indicates that he died
Clonycavan_Man
Scientific publication about bog body finds
The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved is an archaeological study of the bog bodies of Northern Europe written by the Danish archaeologist P. V. Glob
The_Bog_People
Medieval bog body found in Sweden
a peat bog in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden. Dated to the mid-14th century, he is one of the best-preserved medieval bog bodies in Europe
Bocksten_Man
Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
The body has been dated to the 12th to 14th century BC making it one of the oldest bog bodies in the Netherlands. He was probably killed. The body is on
Emmer-Erfscheidenveen
Bog body found in Germany
Windeby I is a remarkably well preserved bog body recovered in 1952 from the Domsland Moor, close to the village of Windeby near Eckernförde in northern
Windeby_I
Nature reserve and public park in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
when he came across a fully-clothed, partly-preserved body buried about two feet down in the bog. Although the clothes were partially damaged, a unique
Greenhead_Moss
Iron Age bog body found in Lower Saxony, Germany
Age bog body discovered in 2000 in marshland near Uchte, Germany. The remains include vertebrae, hair, and skull pieces. The studies of the body began
Girl_of_the_Uchter_Moor
Historical male hairstyle ascribed to the Suebi
found on contemporary depictions of Germanic peoples, their art, and bog bodies. Roman historian Tacitus reports in Germania (98 CE) that the Suebian
Suebian_knot
Iron Age bog body
the well-preserved body of a teenage girl who died between 54 BCE and 128 CE and was discovered in 1897 in the Stijfveen peat bog near the village of
Yde_Girl
Supposed miraculous preservation of the corpses of some Catholic and Orthodox saints
Elimelech of Lizhensk, Rebbe Sholom Dovber Schneersohn and others. Gisant Bog body Buddhist mummies Paramahansa Yogananda Sokushinbutsu Sufism Shahid Meivazhi
Incorruptibility
Iron Age bog body found in Ireland
Gallagh Man is the name given to a preserved Iron Age bog body found in County Galway, Ireland, in 1821. The remains date to c. 470–120 BC, and are of
Gallagh_Man
Bog body
Osterby Man, or the Osterby Head, is an Iron Age bog body discovered in 1948 near Osterby in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Only the skull and hair survived
Osterby_Man
British expert in forensic facial reconstruction
producing images of historical figures. One of his reconstructions was of a bog body known as Yde Girl. In 1998, a murder investigation resulted in a successful
Richard_Neave
Bog in England
for the discovery of the preserved bog body of Lindow Man in 1984 as well as Lindow Woman the year before. The peat bog was formed in a collection of hollows
Lindow_Moss
2008 historical novel by Siobhan Dowd
for the provisional IRA, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog." In flashback and dream there are elements of the murdered girl's
Bog_Child
nurseries. In a bog southwest of the village of Kreepen near Brammer a male bog body was discovered on 12 June 1903 in the vicinity of an abandoned village
Linteln_Geest
Deity in Germanic paganism
Known as bog bodies, numerous well-preserved human remains have been found in peat bogs in Northern Europe. Like the wagons interred in peat bogs discussed
Nerthus
2009 Irish film
of Darkness, also known as Legend of the Bog, is a 2009 Irish horror film by the production company Bog Bodies surrounding local lore in the swamplands
Assault_of_Darkness
Ireland until c. 400 AD
sometimes preserve organic materials exceptionally well, as with a number of bog bodies, a Mesolithic wicker fish-trap, and a Bronze Age textile with delicate
Prehistoric_Ireland
German bog body
Damendorf Man is a German bog body discovered in 1900 in the See Moor at the village of Damendorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Radiocarbon analysis
Damendorf_Man
Mesolithic bog body found in Denmark
Koelbjerg Man'(formerly known as Koelbjerg Woman) is the oldest known bog body and the oldest known human remains discovered in Denmark. Dating to approximately
Koelbjerg_Man
an ancient peat bog west of Wilmslow, Cheshire. Bog body of Lindow Man was discovered there in 1983 Matley Bog - an ancient woodland bog in the New Forest
List_of_bogs
Bog body from the Netherlands
was a woman from the 1st–3rd century CE whose remains were found as a bog body near Zweeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands, in 1951. She was aged between 35 and
Woman_of_Zweeloo
Type of waterbody
is also called a bog pool, bog eye, raised bog kolk, bog kolk or just kolk. Bog ponds owe their existence to the growth of the bog body and are thus of
Bog_pond
2025 studio album by Viagra Boys
(2025) Singles from Viagr Aboys "Man Made of Meat" Released: 23 January 2025 "Uno II" Released: 27 February 2025 "The Bog Body" Released: 24 March 2025
Viagr_Aboys
Long-term preservation of human remains
Freeze-drying is an accepted method of preserving bog bodies in museum collections. Some bog body discoveries include the Tollund Man of Denmark, the
Conservation and restoration of human remains
Conservation_and_restoration_of_human_remains
Scottish archaeologist and antiquarist
he came across a fully-clothed, partly-preserved body buried about two feet down in the bog. The body was buried directly south of Cambusnethan Kirk on
Ludovic_McLellan_Mann
National museum in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland's collection contains artifacts from prehistoric Ireland including bog bodies, Iron and Bronze Age objects such as axe heads, swords and shields in
National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology
National_Museum_of_Ireland_–_Archaeology
established. The Borremose bodies are three bog bodies that were found in 1946 and 1948 in Himmerland, Denmark, in the Borremose peat bog. They have been dated
List_of_unsolved_deaths
Iron Age bog body found in England
Amcotts Moor Woman is the name given to a bog body discovered in 1747 in a bog near Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England, who lived sometime between A.D. 200
Amcotts_Moor_Woman
17th century bog body from Sweden
Dannike), was a woman who lived in the 17th century, whose body was found in a raised bog in western Sweden in 1942. The woman's identity is unknown,
Dannike_Woman
Bog body found in Lower Saxony, Germany
Kayhausen Boy is the preserved body of a young child from the Iron Age, discovered in 1922 in the Kayhauser Moor, a raised sphagnum bog in Lower Saxony, Germany
Kayhausen_Boy
spread out over Europe at that time and had similar deposition practices. Bog bodies typically linked to cultural practices of early Germanic peoples cluster
Wetlands and islands in Germanic paganism
Wetlands_and_islands_in_Germanic_paganism
Pair of Iron Age bog bodies
The Weerdinge Men are a pair of remarkably well preserved Iron Age bog bodies discovered on 29 June 1904 in the southern part of the Bourtange moor near
Weerdinge_Men
Neolithic bog body from Sweden
The Luttra Woman is a skeletonised bog body discovered in a peat bog in Falbygden near Luttra, Sweden. The remains were found on 20 May 1943 by a peat
Luttra_Woman
Neolithic bog body from Ireland
and the construction of megalithic monuments. The body was discovered by turf cutters working in the bog and was later examined by Professor T. Shea of University
Stoneyisland_Man
German archaeologist and bog body scientist
archaeologist internationally recognised for the scientific studies on bog bodies and bog finds. Since the early 1990s, the results of his scientific work have
Alfred_Dieck
Form of public torture and humiliation
who fraternized with British soldiers with the punishment of Iron Age bog body the Windeby Girl (since revealed to be a man) who was at the time thought
Tarring_and_feathering
Waxy substance formed by anaerobic hydrolysis of fat
to air, handling, dissection and the enzymatic activity of microbiota. Bog body Human fat – Historic pharmaceutical substance of human origin Putrefaction
Adipocere
Peat marsh in Cheshire, England
Lindow Moss, much of which is covered in an ancient peat bog. It was at Lindow Moss that a bog body, Lindow Man, was discovered in 1984. Lindow Man is now
Lindow_Common
Hill in Offaly, Ireland
are the remains of a medieval settlement, church, and castle. An ancient bog body, Old Croghan Man, was found nearby. The village of Croghan is at the southern
Croghan_Hill
Celtic tribal god
Gundestrup cauldron, some motifs in Irish mythology, and the death of the bog body known as the Lindow Man. Teutates appears in a number of inscriptions,
Teutates
Gel used as a hairstyling product
Desert and date from Greco-Roman times, around 2,300 years ago. The Irish bog body Clonycavan Man, which has been radiocarbon dated to between 392 BC and
Hair_gel
Chemical reaction that gives browned food flavor
slowly over time due to the acidic action on the bog body. It is typically seen on Iron Age bodies and is the result of the interaction of anaerobic
Maillard_reaction
Danish archaeologist
Denmark's bog bodies such as the Tollund Man and Grauballe Man, mummified remains of Iron and Bronze Age people found preserved within peat bogs. His anthropological
Peter_Glob
2026 film by Lee Cronin
surveying everything from North African visual references to the preserved "bog bodies" housed at Dublin's National Museum. In March 2025, Jack Reynor and Laia
Lee_Cronin's_The_Mummy
Day of the year
by The Buggles. 1984 – Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England. 1988 –
August_1
2024 comedy horror film
been working and dining to inform them of the presence of reanimated bog bodies they had seen excavated earlier in the day, and they also realize due
Rumours_(2024_film)
Effect of long-term ergot poisoning
Fire. Ergot sclerotiums were found in the gut of the Grauballe Man, a bog body dated the late 3rd century BC. Poisonings due to consumption of seeds treated
Ergotism
10th-century King of Denmark and Norway
wrongly believed that Harald ordered the death of the Haraldskær Woman, a bog body previously thought to be Gunnhild, Mother of Kings until radiocarbon dating
Harald_Bluetooth
Archaeological site in South Uist, Scotland
bog bodies in two respects: unlike most bog bodies, they appear to have been put in the bog for the express purpose of preservation (whereas most bog
Cladh_Hallan
Cultural history museum, archaeological museum in Beder , Denmark
ancient past, among others the Grauballe Man, the world's best preserved bog body, and the large ritual weapon caches from Illerup Ådal, testifying to the
Moesgaard_Museum
Fruit of Rubus species
comes from the remains of the Haraldskær Woman, the naturally preserved bog body of a Danish woman dating from approximately 2,500 years ago. Forensic evidence
Blackberry
Species of flowering plant
been unsuccessful due to its caustic nature. Analysis of the Cheshire bog body Lindow Man from the late Iron Age/early Roman period has revealed that
Isatis_tinctoria
Place in Västergötland, Sweden
Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 369 inhabitants in 2010. In 1942, a bog body of a 17th century woman was found in the locality. She was later named
Dannike
English rugby league footballer, boxer and actor
Frankie 2007 Stardust Pirate 2009 Assault of Darkness Bog Body Alternative title: Legend of the Bog 2010 No Ordinary Trifle Terry 2010 The Heavy Tony 2014
Adam_Fogerty
Village in Denmark
January 2026). The Grauballe Man, a bog body dating from the late 3rd century BC, was uncovered from a peat bog near the village in 1952. BY1: Population
Grauballe
Ritualistic killing, usually as an offering
at the Gaulish sanctuary of Gournay-sur-Aronde. Several ancient Irish bog bodies have been interpreted as kings who were ritually killed, presumably after
Human_sacrifice
Historical region of Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes
Ambiorix Asterix – a French comic about Gaul and Rome, mainly set in 50 BC Bog body Braccae – trousers, typical Gallic dress Cisalpine Gaul Galatia Lugdunum
Gaul
18th-century bog body found on the Shetland Islands
by two Shetlanders in a peat bog not far from the junction of the A970 road in Gunnister, Shetland, Scotland. The bog body was found on 12 May 1951 as
Gunnister_Man
Preserved heads of state
The bodies of several Communist heads of state have been mummified and displayed to the public. The practice began following the death of Soviet leader
Communist_mummies
History of Cumbria before 100 AD
as appears with some other bog bodies in Britain and Europe, is not present in the Cumbrian examples. However, both bodies were buried with a wooden stick
Prehistoric_Cumbria
The mummified remains known as "Amcotts Moor Woman", a bog body, is unearthed from a peat bog in Lincolnshire, England. 1747: Substantial remains of the
1740s_in_archaeology
Two wooden carvings discovered in Braak, Northern Germany
The Braak Bog Figures are two wooden carvings discovered in 1947 in a peat bog in Braak, Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. Part of a larger tradition
Braak_Bog_Figures
Mesolithic Swedish museum skeleton
- Danish 3rd century BC bog body. Tollund Man - Danish 5th century BC bog body. Luttra Woman - Swedish skeletonised bog body from the Early Neolithic
Barum_Woman
British archaeologist
1017/S0959774314001036. ISSN 0959-7743. "Bog Body Network". Bog Body Network. Retrieved 2020-01-10. Giles, Melanie (2009). "Iron Age bog bodies of north-western Europe
Melanie_Giles
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
remain separate villages. Yde is known as the location near to where the bog body of the Yde Girl was discovered in 1897 and whose long hair has remained
Yde
intentionally, or incidentally. This list does not include the following: Bog bodies for which there is a separate list List of Egyptian mummies (royalty)
List_of_mummies
Spring & archaeological site in Finland
Levänluhta (Finnish: [ˈleʋænˌluhtɑ]; lit. "alga's floodmeadow") or Leväluhta is a spring and prominent archaeological site in the village of Orismala in
Levänluhta
Ancient type of rustic footwear
The carbatinae recovered from the bog body now known as Damendorf Man (c. 300 BC)
Carbatina
Early medieval psalter from Ireland
(also Irish Bog Psalter or "Faddan Mor Psalter") is an early medieval Christian psalter or text of the book of Psalms, discovered in a peat bog in July 2006
Faddan_More_Psalter
Irish comics artist and writer (born 1982)
set in Ireland, including Savage Town, with artist Philip Barrett, and Bog Bodies, with artist Gavin Fullerton. Shalvey was born on 11 January 1982 in Dublin
Declan_Shalvey
Priestly and learned class of the ancient Celts
with them, whether astral symbols, the Coligny calendar or the Lindow Man bog body, remain mostly speculative. What excavation has illuminated is the wider
Druid
from the south. The oldest set of human bones found in Denmark and oldest bog body found in the world is the Koelbjerg Man, dated to the time of the Maglemosian
History_of_Denmark
Greek mythological king
compare the heads ritually buried in marshlands in northern Europe: see Bog body. Apollodorus, 2.1.5; Hyginus, Fabulae 168; Pausanias, 2.19.6 & 2.20.7 Scholia
Danaus
Seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore
toponyms. Huldremose (Hulder Bog) is a bog on Djursland, Denmark famous for the discovery of the Huldremose Woman, a bog body from 55BC. Hulderheim is southeast
Hulder
Reported ancient Celtic method of human sacrifice by fire
Taranis, water with Teutates and hanging with Esus. She observes that some bog bodies appear to have been killed in more than one way. This scheme is a modern
Wicker_man
Fictional alien species in A Quiet Place
redesigning the creature, inspiration was taken from bog bodies, human corpses preserved in bogs with tanned, sagging skin. Production designer Jeffrey
Death_Angels_(A_Quiet_Place)
British Egyptologist (born 1966)
(16.11.05) 2006: Timewatch: Bog Bodies, BBC 2006: The Mummies of Hull Museum, BBC Look North (3.3.06) 2006: The Bog Bodies of Ireland, 60 Minutes News
Joann_Fletcher
Gaelic festival marking the start of winter
these tales recall human sacrifice, and argue that several ancient Irish bog bodies (such as Old Croghan Man) appear to have been kings who were ritually
Samhain
Religion practised by ancient Celtic people
River Walbrook and the headless bodies at the Gaulish sanctuary of Gournay-sur-Aronde. Several ancient Irish bog bodies have been interpreted as kings
Ancient_Celtic_religion
Historical period in Scandinavia
Pre-Roman Iron Age (5th to 1st centuries BC). There are many bog bodies from Danish bog areas, some ritually killed, perhaps as human sacrifices, of which
Iron_Age_Scandinavia
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Bog, bog, boggy, or bogland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bog is a wetland of mosses or lichens over waterlogged peat. Bog or Bogs may also
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