Bog bodies, also known as bog people, are preserved human bodies found in sphagnum bogs. Under certain conditions, the acidity of the water, the cold temperature and the lack of oxygen combine to tan the body's skin - skeletal preservation is very rare in these bodies, as the acid in the soil is extremely damaging to bone. Some bog bodies have been dated at more than 10,000 years old. Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... Virgin boreal acid bogs at Browns Lake Bog, Ohio A bog is a wetland type that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material. ... An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water-soluble, sour-tasting chemical compound. ... A falling water droplet Water (from the Anglo-Saxon and Low German wæter) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is the most universal solvent. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16 (VIA), 2, p Density, Hardness 1. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ...

Preserved bodies of humans and animals have been discovered in bogs in Britain, Ireland, northern Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. Records of such finds go back as far as the 18th century. It is not readily apparent if a body has been buried in a bog for years, decades, or centuries. However, during the 20th century, forensic and medical technology was developed which allow researchers to more closely determine their age. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... A century is one hundred of something, usually one hundred consecutive years, or 100 runs in cricket, or a bicycle ride of 100 miles in a day. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ...

Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies have skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of preservation. Scientists have been able to study their skin, reconstruct their appearance and even determine what their last meal was by their stomach contents. For the span of recorded history starting roughly 5,000-5,500 years ago, see Ancient history. ... In biology, an organ (Latin organum: instrument, tool) is a group of tissues, which perform a specific function or group of functions. ... In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek στόμαχος) is an organ in the alimentary canal used to digest food. ...

Many bog bodies show signs of being deliberately buried in the bog. Forensic examinations of some bog bodies suggest they were ritually slain and placed in the bog as part of the ritual, possibly as an execution for a crime, as a human sacrifice (See also: Celts and human sacrifice), or even as a primitive method of embalming significant individuals (as with the "mummies" of Cladh Hallan). Some bog bodies, such as Tollund Man from Denmark, have been found with the rope used to strangle them still around their necks. Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system as well as social sciences such as archaeology. ... A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ... Human sacrifice was practiced in many ancient cultures. ... The Celts practised human sacrifice on a limited scale as part of their religious rituals. ... Embalming, in most modern cultures, is a process used to temporarily preserve human remains to forestall decomposition and make it suitable for display at a funeral. ... The Tollund Man lived during the late 5th century BC and/or early 4th century BC, about 2,400 years ago. ...

Famous bog bodies

• Grauballe Man, found 1952 in Nebelgård Mose, a bog in Jutland, Denmark.
• Tollund Man
• Lindow Man
• The mummies of Cladh Hallan, Scotland

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Sources

The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved, by P.V. Glob. Reprinted 2004.