Whats on display?
Lindow Man
The Lindow man
One of England's only bog bodies, Lindow man (Lindow ii) was discovered by peat cutters on August 1st, 1984 in a peat bog known as Lindow moss, Cheshire, England. The peat cutters, however, did not discover his entire body. In fact they discovered the lower segment of one of his legs on the MORE.....
The Grauballe Man
The Grauballe man
Two years after the discovery of the Tollund man, another bog body was discovered in 1952, by local peat cutters in the nearby bog, Nebelgard Fen, located near the town of Grauballe, Denmark. Around the time of Grauballe man's discovery, it was argued that the body belonged to that of MORE....
The Cloneycaven Man
The Cloneycaven man
In March 2003, in County Meath, Ballivor, Ireland, local peat cutters discovered the remains of what they thought was a recent murder victim. Unfortunately the body was cut in half by the machinery and therefore was damaged as a result. When the police arrived and took the MORE....
How will the bodies be displayed and preserved in the museum? And what other features will be on display?
The three bodies of Lindow man, Grauballe man and Cloneycaven man will be placed in a specially constructed and a environmentally controlled display case. The bodies will be laid on a specially built surface that will allow for easy transportation of the bodies. The three cases will be kept at the back end of the museum where air temperature will remain quite consistent. Surrounding these display cases will be tablets containing information on the Iron age. The information will give an insight as to what life was like, how different it is to modern day and most importantly information on the Bog bodies. The information will be primarily aimed at ages 13 - 15 years old. An Iron age mannequin will be displayed, and it will have on it Iron age clothing, items etc. There will also be a range of Iron aged tools and weaponry on display to create an atmosphere and most importantly keep the visitors interested.