100 word reviews of forgotten, neglected or just underappreciated books.
31 May, 2012
The Bog People by P.V. Glob (1969)
Across
northern Europe, ancient bodies have turned up perfectly preserved in
peat bogs for centuries. The
Bog People is
a fascinating investigation into who
these iron age people were and why they were interred in the
ritualistic way they were. Glob, a Danish archaeologist, found some
of the best preserved examples of bog people in the 1950s and 60s,
and his anecdotes on the discovery and uncovering of these bodies are
a highlight. So are the amazing photographs of the exhumed bodies and
the items found with them. The
Bog People
labours a bit toward the end but that's only a minor quibble.
Labels:
1960s,
archaeology,
Danish,
non-fiction
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