Tag: archeology

• November 24, 2023

  Bog Bodies at Schloss Gottorf: An Introduction

  It could easily be argued that bog bodies tend to capture the public imagination due to the exceptional preservation of their skin; the face of the Tollund Man, for example, is significantly less alarming to look at than even some other types of mummified remains, making him an ideal candidate for display in a museum.…
• November 2, 2023

  A Visit to Bjældskovdal Peat Bog

  Several years ago now, I had a conversation with a Danish friend about how incredibly difficult it can be to locate peat bogs via modern maps. I wondered if perhaps this was because bogs don’t often rank very high as tourist destinations (some of the bogs here in Maine being an exception), but my friend…