Scandinavia's Dark Secret: 1,000 Bizarre Bodies Unearthed – Including Creepy Peat Mummies!
Although he may seem a bit lonely, the Tollund Man is not the only one to have spent thousands of years in a bog. Scientists have now analysed and dated more than 1,000 bodies and skeletons from wetlands. Photo by: Silkeborg Museum The Tollund Man, the Grauballe Man and the Huldremose Woman are not the only bog bodies that provide us with insights into the past. We have analysed and dated more than 1,000 bog bodies. You may have seen them. Behind the glass of museums, their ancient bodies terrify and fascinate us at the same time. The bog bodies…
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