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From Autopsy 4: The Dead Speak |
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The Bog People
In Europe there are swamp-like lands called peat bogs, made up of dense vegetation that has been decaying for thousands of years. It is in these marshes that strange, petrified bodies have been turning up for hundreds of years.
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Called "The Bog People," they are among the most perfectly preserved bodies in the world. Scientists have estimated the age of these bodies to be over 2,000 years. Acids found in the peat have preserved the Bog People down to the last detail (like the man seen left, whose moustache can still been clearly seen).
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The Bog People shared the same fate -- put violently to death (like the man seen right with a rope around his neck, who died from strangulation). From analysis of stomach contents, it is believed the Bog People belonged to a sect of ancient Druids who gave up their lives willingly, believing that sacrificial death was an honor, and that the dark watery bogs were a gateway to the world beyond.
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