Bog bodies - R. C Turner

Bodies found in Lindow Moss are analyzed in this book and set in the context of other finds in Britain, Ireland and on the Continent. The discovery of Lindow Man - as he became known - in a Cheshire peat bog in 1984 was arguably the most significant archaelogical find of the decade.;Ten years on in 1994, several other ancient bodies have been recovered from Lindow Moss and other sites, enabling a large number of researchers to compare results and draw important conclusions about the life, death and the environment at the period of death of each individual. The dating of the bodies is also discussed. The diet, appearance and medical condition of each body has been analyzed as has the cause of death. Reasons for the deposition of such bodies are discussed in detail and placed in a social and religious context. Lindow Man is now on permanent display at the British Museum.;The contributors to this book are: K. Barber, E.H. Beaumont, J. Bourke, N.P. Branch, C.S. Briggs, D. Brothwell, P.C. Buckland, M. Delaney, M.H. Dineen, A.N. Garland, R.E.M. Hedges, T.C. Holden, R.H. Housley, D. Lacy, J.R. Magilton, R. O'Floinn, R.L. Otlet, T.J. Painter, F.B. Pyatt, W.A.B. van der Sanden, R.G. Scaife, P. Skidmore, D.M. Storey, R.C. Turner, A.J.Walker.