The Discovery of Lindow Man

Lindow Man

Discovery of Lindow Man:

On May 13, 1983, Andy Mould, a commercial peat worker was encumbrance peat onto a shredder at Lindow Moss, a large and ancient grind to a halt in Lindow, England. He pulled out of one block of peat what he thought was an grey deflated football. However, after hosing it off, Andy realised that he found a skull with one eyeball still intact. It was afterward on determined to have belonged to a woman over 1750 long time ago. The find was small, and considered fairly insignificant.

Just over one course of study later at the same peat Bog, Andy Mould was again inspecting large lumps of peat for some(prenominal) stones or pieces of wood. He grabbed at what he thought was an old log and threw it to his co-worker. However, as the wood hit the ground, the peat around it crumbled and exposed a human foot. Local authorities extracted the rest of the body, and it was so hygienic preserved that police believed they had found the remains of a woman who was reported missing 20 years earlier. However, this time Andy Moulds baring was more significant than he could ever have imagined, for Lindow Moss had revealed 2000 year old secret of Lindow Man, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.

Preservation of the soundbox:

At the Time of Death:

Lindow Mans body did not decay whilst in the peat bog for three main reasons:

1.         The water in the Lindow Moss peat bog was anaerobic, (free of oxygen) so bacteria was unable to grow and decompose the body

2.         The bog was highly acidic (around pH4.) This preserved Lindow Mans features, as well as his hair, fingernails and skin almost perfectly.

3.         The freezing cold temperature of Lindow Moss meant that his body was refrigerate and decay...

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