old Croghan man is one of hundreds of Iron Age mummies found scattered in the
Iron Age mummies found scattered in the
Iron Age mummies found scattered in the bogs of northern Europe grauballe man
bogs of northern Europe grauballe man
bogs of northern Europe grauballe man throat slit from ear to ear eat a girl
throat slit from ear to ear eat a girl
throat slit from ear to ear eat a girl strangled and stabbed feuding men
strangled and stabbed feuding men
strangled and stabbed feuding men stabbed and disemboweled
by all appearances most met a violent
by all appearances most met a violent end
many saw these mummies as criminals
many saw these mummies as criminals executed for crimes against society but
executed for crimes against society but
executed for crimes against society but today archeologists see something far
today archeologists see something far
today archeologists see something far more complex a harsh world wrought with
more complex a harsh world wrought with
more complex a harsh world wrought with uncertainty foreign invasion and
uncertainty foreign invasion and
uncertainty foreign invasion and premature death
this is the story of little known
this is the story of little known rituals from a pre-christian time
rituals from a pre-christian time
rituals from a pre-christian time superstitions
superstitions
superstitions and what to us is the most taboo of
and what to us is the most taboo of
and what to us is the most taboo of Rights human sacrifice the bog bodies
Rights human sacrifice the bog bodies
Rights human sacrifice the bog bodies themselves hold the answers
[Music]
[Music] the bog bodies are accidental mummies
the bog bodies are accidental mummies
the bog bodies are accidental mummies preserved in layers of peat formed by
preserved in layers of peat formed by
preserved in layers of peat formed by the bog
Christian Fisher director of the
Christian Fisher director of the Silkeborg Museum in Denmark thinks that
Silkeborg Museum in Denmark thinks that
Silkeborg Museum in Denmark thinks that understanding the bog is crucial to
understanding the bog is crucial to
understanding the bog is crucial to figuring out what happened to the
figuring out what happened to the
figuring out what happened to the mummies here we have a really good
mummies here we have a really good
mummies here we have a really good example of how the park was built or how
example of how the park was built or how
example of how the park was built or how the fog was before most partly it was
the fog was before most partly it was
the fog was before most partly it was kind of eight during this period of peat
kind of eight during this period of peat
kind of eight during this period of peat cutting here we put on two to four
cutting here we put on two to four
cutting here we put on two to four millimeters every year and they were
millimeters every year and they were
millimeters every year and they were following it down you will see this
following it down you will see this
following it down you will see this different kind of layers representing a
different kind of layers representing a
different kind of layers representing a wet period one period of our climate and
wet period one period of our climate and
wet period one period of our climate and when you reach the bottom of the park
when you reach the bottom of the park
when you reach the bottom of the park you are perhaps two or three thousand
you are perhaps two or three thousand
you are perhaps two or three thousand years behind now here we have the
years behind now here we have the
years behind now here we have the spangled moss and while he lives it
spangled moss and while he lives it
spangled moss and while he lives it gives a little bit of assets which come
gives a little bit of assets which come
gives a little bit of assets which come down into the bathwater and altogether
down into the bathwater and altogether
down into the bathwater and altogether makes the bog water acid containing and
makes the bog water acid containing and
makes the bog water acid containing and in a complicated way it makes the bog
in a complicated way it makes the bog
in a complicated way it makes the bog water antiseptic so we can preserve so
water antiseptic so we can preserve so
water antiseptic so we can preserve so this pattern of is really the secret
this pattern of is really the secret
this pattern of is really the secret behind the park parties
six to eight feet down is the Iron Age
six to eight feet down is the Iron Age lair where most of the bodies are found
lair where most of the bodies are found
lair where most of the bodies are found [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the bodies became mummies through a
the bodies became mummies through a
the bodies became mummies through a complicated process many of them were
complicated process many of them were
complicated process many of them were placed in shallow graves cold water
placed in shallow graves cold water
placed in shallow graves cold water seeped in rapidly and people probably
seeped in rapidly and people probably
seeped in rapidly and people probably covered the corpse further with peat
covered the corpse further with peat
covered the corpse further with peat once immersed the body was preserved by
once immersed the body was preserved by
once immersed the body was preserved by bacteria killing acid courtesy of the
bacteria killing acid courtesy of the
bacteria killing acid courtesy of the sphagnum Moss in the water
layers of plants sealed the body into an
layers of plants sealed the body into an oxygen free world
the result nature has preserved many of
the result nature has preserved many of these bodies better than any Egyptian
these bodies better than any Egyptian
these bodies better than any Egyptian mummy
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