Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men
harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable
and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries.
More than a thousand bog bodies and skeletons have come to
light, and scientists now have the means to study the remains
in such detail that they can, in a sense, resurrect these
ancient people. Drawing on the work of Dutch bog-body scholar
Wijnand van der Sanden, the following map charts more than 80
important finds and includes details on some of the most
fascinating. Click on the image at left to
explore the map.—Susan K. Lewis
