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Mystery of the Bog Bodies
Mystery of the Bog Bodies
Written By Mister Gu on Thursday, December 1, 2011 | 11:11 PM
Bog bodies are often found in the peat bogs of Northern Europe, from Ireland and the United Kingdom to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany over the past 300 years. The first recorded specimen was uncovered in 1791 in the Netherlands, and hundreds more have been discovered since then as peat in the ancient sphagnum bogs has been mined over the years. As diggers work their way through a level of