Bog bodies : face to face with the past /

Reinterpreting the latest research and discoveries, and featuring a ground-breaking study of Worsley Man, this book brings the bogs to life through both natural history and folklore, revealing them as places that were rich and fertile yet dangerous. It also reflects on the debate over whether bog bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Giles, Melanie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Temas:
Bog bodies > Europe, Northern.
Bog bodies > Exhibitions > Moral and ethical aspects.
Archaeology > Europe.
Hommes des tourbières > Europe septentrionale.
Hommes des tourbières > Expositions > Aspect moral.
Archéologie > Europe.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Archaeology
Bog bodies
Europe
Northern Europe
History, Ancient
History
Social Science
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Discovering bog bodies
  • 3 Preserving the dead
  • 4 Crossing the bog
  • 5 Exquisite things and everyday treasures: interpreting deposition in the bog
  • 6 Violent ends
  • 7 Worsley Man: Manchester's bog head
  • 8 Disquieting exhibits
  • 9 Conclusion: creative legacies
  • Index.

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