Lindow Man

Lindow Man is the name given to the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, North West England.
The body was found on 1 August 1984 by commercial peat-cutters. Lindow
Man is not the only bog body to have been found in the moss; Lindow Woman
was discovered the year before, and other body parts have been
recovered. The find, described as "one of the most significant
archaeological discoveries of the 1980s", caused a media sensation. It
helped invigorate study of British bog bodies, which had previously been
neglected in comparison to those found in the rest of Europe. Lindow
Man was a healthy male in his mid-20s. He may have been someone of high
status, as his body shows little evidence of heavy or rough work. There
has been debate over the reason for Lindow Man's death. The nature of
his demise was violent, perhaps ritualistic; after a last meal of
charred bread, Lindow Man was strangled, hit on the head, and his throat
cut. Dating the body has proven problematic, but it is thought that
Lindow Man was deposited into Lindow Moss, face down, some time during
the 1st century AD. The body has been preserved by freeze-drying and is on permanent display at the British Museum, although it occasionally travels to other venues such as Manchester Museum

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