Iron‑Age Bog Bodies: Who Died in Britain’s Mysterious Peatlands?

We look at how the remarkable preservation of bog bodies from Iron Age Britain offers a window into the peoples, practices and uncertainties of the time. The episode examines what forensic evidence tells us about possible sacrifice, death by violence or accidental loss to peat, and the limits of interpreting ritual in prehistoric societies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices