Lindow Man
![The area of Lindow Moss where Lindow Man was discovered](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Lindow_Moss_2006.jpg)
Dating the body has proven problematic, but it is thought that he was deposited into Lindow Moss, face down, sometime between 2 BC and 119 AD, in either the Iron Age or Romano-British period. At the time of death, Lindow Man was a healthy male in his mid-20s, and may have been of high social status as his body shows little evidence of having done heavy or rough physical labour during his lifetime. There has been debate over the reason for his death; his death was violent and perhaps ritualistic.
The recovered body has been preserved by freeze-drying and is on permanent display at the British Museum, although it occasionally travels to other venues such as the Manchester Museum. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 2009-05-01
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