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Tollund Man
Tollund Man The head of Tollund Man, a bog body dating to the Iron Age that was found in Denmark in 1950.

Bog body

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Bog body, any of several hundred variously preserved human remains found in natural peat bogs, mostly in northern and western Europe but also elsewhere. Such bogs are anaerobic (oxygen-free) environments, a condition that prevents decay. They are also heavy with tannins, a group of naturally occurring chemicals used in tanning leather. The tannins preserve organic materials such as human bodies, including the soft tissues and the contents of the digestive tract. Bog bodies have been...

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