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Archaeologists have discovered the ancient skeletal remains of a so-called bog body in Denmark near the remnants of a flint ax and animal bones, clues that suggest this person was ritually sacrificed more than 5,000 years ago.Little is known so far about the supposed victim, including the person's sex and age at the time of death. But the researchers think the body was deliberately placed in the bog during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age...Dozens of so-called bog bodies have been found throughout northwestern Europe — particularly in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain, where human sacrifices in bogs seem...

Rome. One of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. As it weakened, an immense power vacuum opened up in the lands it once ruled with an iron fist. In this documentary, follow the decline of the Western Roman Empire and how the Germanic tribes of Europe rose up to inherit their power. But will anyone be able to withstand an even greater existential threat, Attila the Hun?The Battle For Europe After The Fall Of Ancient Rome | Storm Over EuropeMay 4, 2022 | Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries

Even though the 30- to 40-year-old human was buried in a bog more than 2,400 years ago, the acidic peat has mummified his body to a remarkable degree, preserving his hair, brain, skin, nails, and intestines - even the leather noose around his neck...Roughly a day before the Tollund Man was hung and buried in the bog, researchers say he ate porridge, containing barley, flax, and seeds from plants and weeds.That's similar to what scientists found in the early 1950s, when the body was first unearthed in what is now modern Denmark. But unlike past analyses, this one has also...

Bryan Sitch, curator of archaeology at the museum, said it now appeared the man had been beaten about the head, garrotted and then beheaded The head of an Iron Age man who died almost 2,000 years ago has been scanned in a Manchester hospital to shed light on how he died. Worsley Man is thought to have lived around 100 AD when Romans occupied much of Britain. Since its discovery in a Salford peat bog in 1958, the head has been kept at Manchester Museum on Oxford Road. The scans at the Manchester Children's Hospital have now revealed more details...

Iron Age human remains have been discovered in a County Laois bog. The remains, understood to be those of a young woman, were found by an employee of Bord Na Móna who was operating a milling machine in the Cul na Móna bog between Abbeyleix and Portlaoise on Wednesday evening. Initial examinations of the prehistoric remains suggest the victim may have been a human sacrifice between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago. The National Museum of Ireland said the victim's legs were well preserved but that the torso and head appeared to have been lost. The remains will be removed to...