Who were the bog people?
These people were from Northern Europe. Most of them were brutally killed and sacrificed to appease the gods during the Iron Age. Discovered Bog Mummies Lindow Man is the name given to the bog body discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England. He was discovered in 1984 by commercial peat-cutters. At the time, the body was dubbed ‘Pete Marsh’ (a pun on ‘peat marsh’) by local journalists. He was preserved well enough that archeologists were able to determine how he died – a slit throat, smashed skull, and strangulation with a knotted cord! Forensic scientists determine he was about 25 – 30 years old when he died, had brown hair and a beard. Tollund Man was discovered in 1950, named after where he was found in Holland. It was determined he was between 30 and 40 years of age when he died from a hanging. He is known for his almost peaceful expression on his face. Archeologists believe that his killers respectively closed his eyes and mouth after his sacrifice to the gods. NO
