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The Bog Man and the Archaeology of People

by Don Brothwell · 1986

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Describes the discovery of a two-thousand-year-old body in a Chesire peat field, discusses the scientific analysis of the body, and explains how mummies reveal information about the past.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
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BritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
short · 136 pages

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