NOVA | The Perfect Corpse (original) (raw)
America's Bog People In a peat pond down the road from Florida's Disney World, archeologists unearth an 8,000-year-old cemetery. 10 Ways to Make a Mummy Find out how peat bogs and other environments preserve corpses around the world. | Bog Bodies of the Iron Age See where discoveries have been made across Northwest Europe and examine a dozen spectacular finds. Tollund Man Meet the most famous bog body of all and learn how scientists reconstructed his final hours. Also, hear Seamus Heaney's poem "The Tollund Man." | TV Program Description Please note this program contains explicit visual material. Viewer discretion is advised. Links & Books Teacher's Guide Program Transcript Buy the Video/DVD Watch a Preview Credits Don't miss upcoming NOVA broadcasts and companion Web sites—subscribe to our e-mail bulletin. |
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