“Did they fall or were they pushed?” is one of the most interesting questions begging an answer about bodies found in bogs in Denmark, Ireland and England. The scant remains, generally found during peat cutting, are considered in Bog Bodies: New Discoveries and Perspectives edited by Rick Turner and Rob Scaife (British Museum Press, 拢25, ISBN 0 7141 2305 6), a scholarly compendium of what we know 鈥 and cannot know 鈥 about the likes of Lindow Man and the bogs in which we find bodies.
More from New 精东传媒
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending New 精东传媒 articles
1
Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything
2
Photos reveal unexpected details from the world's first atomic test
3
Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved
4
The 鈥榙oomsday鈥 glacier鈥檚 giant ice shelf is about to break away
5
Mathematicians stunned by AI's biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet
6
Why your brain needs plenty of 鈥淎ha!鈥 moments
7
Putting CO2 into rocks and getting hydrogen out is climate double win
8
The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert
9
Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy
10
Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan
