Bodies from the Bog

by James M. Deem

Book Overview

One morning in April 1952, Danish workmen digging in a peat bog near the town of Grauballe made an astonishing discovery: the body of a man preserved in the bog, his face Xattened by the weight of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395857848
• ISBN13: 9780395857847
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Mummy Review!!!

People go to a place were they think the mummies are baried andthey find some amazing mummies,like the girl who was sacraficed and had her head was shaved on one side and this one guy was hanged and was well proserved that you could see his face as it was when he died.

yuck!

This book is very interesting. It has [lots of descriptionsabout people -just what I needed to keep my attention. My favorite part [are allthe descriptions]. This book is interesting and you won't get it from your parents because they will be majorly grossed out... hopefully not YOU! I recommend this book to kids who don't like to read much because this one will keep you awake for weeks.

Bringing bog bodies back to life

A mummified corpse and eerie bog haunt the front cover of this non-fiction treasure, beckoning readers inside to discover what "Bodies from the Bog" are all about. Deem chose his subject wisely, for children are known for their fascination with the unknown, in this case, the mysterious world of people who lived up to 5,500 years ago. Reporting on natural mummies and other artifacts that have been discovered in the bogs of Germany, Denmark, England, Ireland, and the Netherlands, Deem explores the scientific processes that go into researching and preserving the bodies, also describing how peat acts as a natural "mummifying" agent. Grauballe Man, for instance, discovered in Denmark in 1952, disclosed what his final meal had been through the contents of his intestines, the wounds causing his death enabled archeologists to infer that he had been a human sacrifice. Deem's research took him to almost all the museums currently exhibiting bog bodies and connected him with Dr. Wijnand Sanden, considered today's premier bog body expert. Deem brings bog bodies back to life with his engaging and accessible text. Accompanying captivating photographs, though sometimes grotesque, were taken by Deem himself. For example, by two close-up photographs of Tollmund Man, Deem writes, "The Tollmund Man had been hanged. Despite the circumstances of his death, the face of the Tollmund Man is still peaceful and at rest." The photographs, including text-enhancing photo-captions, will captivate middle-school-age readers as well as adults.