There are lots of ways the dead can be preserved. The elements help. So far I have explored preservation by earth (well peat really) with the Bog bodies. Then there was water (Otzi the ice man) frozen in ice and found in the Austrain/Italian alps. But earth and water aren’t the only elements which canContinue reading “Preserved in time – Peruvian mummies”
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More Bog Bodies – Ireland
The peat bogs of Ireland hold many treasures and are a rich source of bog bodies. The properties of the peat preserves these ancient peoples – even the contents of their last meal. In 2006 two bog bodies of men were found and displayed in Dublin. One, a giant of a man (6ft 6in) hadContinue reading “More Bog Bodies – Ireland”
Bog bodies – speak from beyond the grave
I put a bog body image in my last post (like you do…). I am fascinated with the preservation of bodies. I was lucky enough to see Lindow Man (or Pete Moss as he is affectionately called) in Manchester Museum not long after he was found and couldn’t get over how small he was!. I have been interestedContinue reading “Bog bodies – speak from beyond the grave”
Buy one; get another, then another until eventually you get the Sir John Soane’s Museum
What a remarkable place! What a remarkable man, son of a Bricklayer (b. 1753) Sir John Soane, Architect turned out to be! There are also drawings, prints, furniture, clocks and of course books … the list is endless! What a great time Soane must have had collecting them all. He was continually building onContinue reading “Buy one; get another, then another until eventually you get the Sir John Soane’s Museum”
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