Bog Bodies Uncovered

Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvMiranda Aldhouse-Green,Miranda J. Green

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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? Archaeologists, armed with the latest analytical techniques, are today investigating these cold cases to reveal much about our distant past. Forensic science allows us to deduce the age, physical condition, status, cause and time of death of these ancient victims, helping to answer the fundamental questions that they pose: were these people executed, simply murdered, or victims of human sacrifice? Who selected them? Who delivered the killing blow, and why? Drawing on all the latest evidence and research, Miranda Aldhouse-Green has written an engrossing detective story, uncovering the hidden truths behind these murder mysteries.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-09-07
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt670 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagThames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN9780500051825

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Foreword: Val McDermid • Introduction • 1. Discoveries & Discoverers • 2. The World of the Bog People: Space, Time and Society • 3. The Magic of Bog Preservation • 4. Crime Scene Investigation: the Application of Forensic Science • 5. Accident, Execution or Murder? • 6. Modus Operandi: Ways of Killing • 7. Instrumental Violence: Abuse with Purpose • 8. The Chosen Ones • 9. Natural Born Killers • 10. Bog Deaths & Human Sacrifice • Epilogue: Listening to the Dead: Bog Bodies Uncovered