Bog bodies uncovered
Subtitle: solving Europe's ancient mystery
By: Miranda Aldhouse-Green ; foreword by Val McDermid
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780500051825
Subjects: Violence; Human remains (Archaeology); Prehistoric peoples; Antiquities; Prehistoric Antiquities; Wounds and injuries; Bog bodies; History
Description: 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?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Val McDermid; title: Unveiling the dead : introducing the bog bodies of ancient Europe; title: Discoveries & discoverers; title: The world of the bog people : space, time and society; title: The magic of bog preservation; title: Crime scene investigation : the application of forensic science; title: Accident, execution or murder?; title: Modis operandi : ways of killing; title: Instrumental violence : abuse with purpose; title: The chosen ones; title: Natural born killers; title: Bog deaths & human sacrifice; title: Listening to the dead : bog bodies uncovered.