P. V. Glob’s “The Bog People”

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P. V. Glob’s “The Bog People” is a landmark archaeological and historical study of Iron Age bog bodies in Northern Europe, exploring their preservation, cultural context, and what they reveal about ancient ritual practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological study
book
addresses interpretations of violent deaths in bog bodies
relationship between landscape and ritual deposition
author P. V. Glob
Peter Vilhelm Glob
countryOfOrigin Denmark
describes forensic examination of bog bodies
methods of peat bog preservation
discipline anthropology
history
explores links between bog deposits and sacrificial practices
social and religious structures of Iron Age societies
focusesOn cultural context of bog bodies
preservation of human remains in peat bogs
religious and ritual practices in the Iron Age
genre archaeology literature
historical study
non-fiction
hasPerspective interpretive and synthetic overview of bog body evidence
historicalSignificance helped popularize the term "bog people" for preserved bodies in peat bogs
landmark study of European bog bodies
influenced public understanding of bog bodies
subsequent archaeological interpretations of ritual killing
knownFor accessible presentation of archaeological evidence
detailed photographic documentation of bog bodies
mainSubject Iron Age Europe
archaeology
bog bodies
ritual sacrifice
notableCaseStudy Grauballe Man
Tollund Man
linked to: The Tollund Man
originalLanguage Danish
regionDescribed Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
other parts of Northern Europe
setting Northern Europe
targetAudience general readers interested in archaeology
students of European prehistory
timePeriodDescribed Iron Age

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