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9 Noteworthy Bog Bodies (And What They Tell Us): Media

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Tollund Man
Tim Graham/Alamy
Overijssel: peat bog
Peat bog near Enschede, Overijssel province, Netherlands.
Tubanter
Grauballe Man
The head of Grauballe Man, a bog body dating to the early Iron Age that was found...
Sven Rosborn
Lindow Man
Einsamer Schutze
Clonycavan Man
Clonycavan Man, a bog body dating to 392–201 bce...
Mark Healey