Bodies in the bog and the archaeological imagination
Auteur :
Sanders, Karin
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226734040
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey.