Bog Bodies

Tomb Detectives: Bog Bodies

Tollund Man is perhaps the world's most famous bog body. His mummified remains date back more than 2,500 years. Using technology, including x-rays and CAT scans, an archaeologist tries to determine exactly how he died.

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Bog Bodies

Body parts are unearthed in a bog in Ireland. Through radio carbon dating, scientists estimate the death to be around 300 B.C., during the Iron Age.