Iron-Age Man Preserved

One spring morning, two men cutting peat in a Danish bog uncovered a well-preserved body of a man with a noose around his neck. Thinking they had stumbled upon a murder victim, they reported their discovery to the police, who were baffled until they consulted the famous archaeologist P.V. Glob. Glob identified the body as that of a two-thousand-year-old man, ritually murdered and thrown in the bog as a sacrifice to the goddess of fertility. This classic of archaeological history, written in the guise of a scientific detective story, is a thoroughly engrossing and still reliable account of the religion, culture, and daily life of the European Iron Age. The book was a best-seller when it was published in England but had been out of print for many years. Includes 76 black-and-white photographs.

The discovery of the well-preserved body in the Danish bog sparked an intriguing investigation that would uncover the secrets of a long-forgotten age. Two peat cutters, working on a spring morning, stumbled upon the remains of a man with a noose around his neck, leading them to believe they had found a murder victim. They promptly reported their discovery to the police, who were perplexed until they sought the expertise of the renowned archaeologist P.V. Glob.

Glob's examination revealed that the body was not that of a recent murder, but rather a two-thousand-year-old man who had been ritually killed and sacrificed to the goddess of fertility, his remains preserved in the bog's anaerobic environment. This remarkable finding would form the basis of a captivating scientific detective story, one that would shed light on the religion, culture, and daily life of the European Iron Age.

Originally published in England as a best-seller, this classic work of archaeological history had been out of print for many years, depriving readers of its thoroughly engrossing and reliable account of the ancient world. Now, with the inclusion of 76 black-and-white photographs, this book offers a unique and compelling glimpse into the past, allowing us to better understand the complexities of a vanished civilization.

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