The Bog People

Iron Age Man Preserved

By P.V. Glob
Introduction by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Introduction by Paul T. Barber
Translated from the Danish by Rupert Bruce-Mitford

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.

Written in the guise of a scientific detective story, this classic of archaeological history—a best-seller when it was published in England but out of print for many years—is a thoroughly engrossing and still reliable account of the religion, culture, and daily life of the European Iron Age.

Reviews

A fascinating account of the discoveries and of what they tell us about the life and death of the Iron Age people.
— Times Literary Supplement

Glob deserves gratitude not only for preserving these astonishing underground survivors physically, but for a fascinating exposition of their way of life.
— Daily Telegraph

A splendid book, full of detail and fascination not only for the specialist, who would indeed benefit from reading it, but for anyone interested in the techniques and results of first-rate archaeological research.
— Nature

Also see:

The World of Odysseus By M.I. Finley Introduction by Bernard Knox The World of Odysseus provides a vivid picture of the Greek Dark Ages, its men and women, works and days, morals and values.

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths By Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Preface by Michael Chabon The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends.

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