Transcript Lindow Man
Bog Mummies Created by: Laura Warren Interesting Facts The bog-watery environment does not permit the growth of bacteria that will help decay flesh. The water contains certain acids that act to tan the skin If the natural bacteria action is prevented and the skin is tanned, the conditions are right for producing a mummy Future of Bog Bodies It's unlikely that many new bog bodies will ever be found--for two reasons. In many northern European countries, peat can no longer be dug from the few bogs that remain. If peat isn't cut, bodies and objects will not be found. So much of the peat cutting is mechanized that a bog discovery would be caught too late to be of much use. The last bog body found in England was chopped into 70-plus pieces before it was "rescued." Lindow Man Location: Discovered in an England peat bog, died between A.D. 50 and A.D. 100, possibly in March or April he died. Scientists found: When the body was examined, that the man had been murdered. He was either a Celtic priest or a king. Preservation: Exceptional - his last dinner was still in his stomach, a beard was in tact, hands free of calluses, and the fingernails were in very good condition. Borremose Woman Location: Denmark Discovery: Some scientists believe that she may have become trapped in a bog and (as she was drowning) was attacked by predators. Many scientists will never know what happened to many of the bog mummies that have been discovered. Preservation: Some bones are missing but overall she was in fairly good condition. Yde Girl Location: She was found in the Netherlands and can now be seen in the Drents Museum of Assen, in the Netherlands. Discovery: The Yde girl was found in a bog and has been reconstructed. Archaeologists reconstructed her face by using artificial eyes, skin, and adding more hair to what was already there. They finished her off by executing her face with plaster, clay, and wax. Preservation: In order to reconstruct any mummy their skull had to be well preserved to give artists an idea of what they looked like. Sources http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/bog/ http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ makingmummies http://www.mummytombs.com/mummylocator/bo g/mummiesbog.htm http://www.jamesmdeem.com/bogpage.future.htm http://www.mummytombs.com/mummylocator/bo g/bog.borremose.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/J003409/bog.htm http://encarta.msn.com/media_461549256_174150 0907_-1_1/Anubis_and_the_Mummy.html