The discovery of Lindow Man
I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archaeologists have worked out from examining his body.
The discovery of Lindow Man
I can describe the discovery of Lindow Man and some of the things that archaeologists have worked out from examining his body.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In 1984, workers at a peat bog in North West England made an incredible discovery: the preserved body of a man.
- Archaeologists aren't sure exactly when he died, but it was some time around the end of the Iron Age in Britain.
- By looking at this preserved body, archaeologists have been able to work out all sorts of things about Iron Age Britain.
- However, there are many questions that they still have about him and the time and society in which he lived.
Keywords
Peat - peat is a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time
Archaeologist - an archaeologist is someone who studies human history by looking at artefacts
Bog - a bog is an area of wet, muddy ground
Preserved - if something is preserved, it is kept in its original state
Common misconception
That all bodies remain in a preserved state after death.
Explain that after death the body normally decomposes and a skeleton remains.
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- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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a type of soil formed in bogs over a long period of time
someone who studies human history by looking at artefacts
an area of wet, muddy ground
when something is kept in its original state