British Museum Photograph by Brian Harris 2021-07 Lindow Man. Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog bo
British Museum Photograph by Brian Harris 2021-07 Lindow Man. Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England. The remains were 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 also been recovered.[1] The find was described as "one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 1980s" [2] and caused a media sensation. It helped invigorate study of British bog bodies, which had previously been neglected.
Size: 5976px × 3984px
Location: British Museum London England
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: bog, brian, british, harris, lindow, man, marsh, moss, museum, peat, pete, wilmslow
