Layers of sphagnum, which are compacted layers of irregular mosses and other peat debris, and peat assist in preserving the cadavers by enveloping the tissue in a cold immobilizing matrix, …

Oct 16, 2023 · Bog bodies, also known as bog people, are human cadavers that have been naturally mummified in a peat bog. Many bog bodies date back to the Iron Age (around 1300 …

The bog itself is little more than a spongy carpet of moss, with a few sad trees poking out. An ethereal stillness hangs over it. A child would put it more simply: This place is really spooky.

Apr 3, 2010 · Many mummified peat bodies show amazing preservation, and the clues that accompany the mummies often reveal grim circumstances. The following are some of the …

Jul 23, 2019 · The head and leg found at Lindow Moss are examples of increasingly well-known phenomena called bog bodies. Human remains have been turning up in the peat bogs of …

Jun 23, 2024 · Bog bodies are corpses that are mummified when they are submerged in highly acidic bodies of water with low temperatures and oxygen levels, such as peat bogs — and …

May 8, 2024 · Sphagnum moss interacts with peat and water to create an “antiseptic” bog environment that one expert calls “the secret behind the bog bodies.” How bog bodies are …

Oct 14, 2020 · The bog bodies look like mummies, but, scientifically speaking, they’ve actually been tanned. Their shriveled, darkened skin is the result of a compound called sphagnan …

Apr 7, 2023 · Peat bogs began life as shallow lakes and ponds. They owe their special properties to sphagnum, a particular breed of moss that grows about them. Sphagnum soaks up the …

Known as ‘bog people’ or ‘bog bodies’, the corpses of mostly Iron Age humans have been mummified naturally by the biochemical composition of the peat bogs. The natural …