Think we could get Kennedy, Kerry, Schumer, Murtha and Klinton to go to the bogs :))
"My belief is that these burials are offerings to the gods of fertility by kings to ensure a successful reign"
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Naaah. Dese guys knew too much, thassall. We hadda do 'em in. They mighta talked to da cops, ya see.
Photos of more bog people here:
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/bog/violence1.html
(Click on thumbnails to see larger pics.)
Why torture some poor schmuck you're sacrificing to the gods? Isn't it more likely these are trespassers, poachers, thieves, criminals, victims of feuds, wars, conflicts of various kinds, etc.? Just wondering about the ever pervasive explanation that seems to claim that almost every ancient corpse ever found was a person who was sacrificed to the gods... Surely, there were other causes of death back then, lol?
Since these aboriginal Irishmen might be ancestors of my tribe, I demand the remains be handed over to me for reburial in a secret location. Scientists may not take any pictures or study the remains. (Sarcasm for those familiar with U.S. law on Indian remains and artifacts.)
Dang, and I thought I was "bogged down" today.
I just finished this about a modern murder being mistaken for a bog body.
I had no idea that the Museum was that old!
Here's another article on these gentlemen:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18925342.700
Iron-age torture victims unearthed
• 14 January 2006
• From New Scientist Print Edition
"He was built like Schwarzenegger, but he had the daintiest fingernails I've ever seen," says Rolly Read, conservation director of the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. He is describing Old Croghan Man, one of two immaculately preserved "bog bodies" unveiled this week, both named after the sites where they were discovered.
The partial remains of the two men, both killed around 2300 years ago, have been preserved by the peat in which they were buried. Both were rich. Old Croghan Man, found minus his head and legs, had nails that were polished and well manicured, says Read, who conserved the bodies for display. The second body, Cloneycavan Man, lacks its lower torso and legs, but has a generous mop of hair, slicked up using what appears to be an Iron Age hair gel made from vegetable oil and a French or Spanish pine resin that would have been affordable only to the wealthy.
The researchers think the men were political opponents of the king. They were horrifically tortured before ritual sacrifice and burial. The pattern of wounds on Old Croghan Man show he raised an arm to defend himself from being stabbed in the lung. Cloneycavan Man was repeatedly beaten around the head, smashing open his skull. The bodies will be shown on UK television in a BBC Timewatch documentary on 20 January.
From issue 2534 of New Scientist magazine, 14 January 2006, page 4