Mummies Alive: Season 1 Episode 2 - Buried in a Bog - Smithsonian Channel

  • 7 years ago
Buried in a Bog unravels the riddle of two Iron Age Bog Bodies unearthed from the peat fields of Ireland. Through CG Animation these mysterious mummies, murdered over two millennia ago are brought back to life in a shocking ancient detective story that discovers the truth and glory behind their deaths.

Meet Croghan Man and Clonycavan Man, two mummified bog bodies that were victims of an ancient cold case for the ages.

The investigation into the life and death of a 2,400-year-old mummy, found in a peat field near the center of Ireland, is underway. But for every answer unearthed, new questions arise. Who was he? A farmer? A warrior? A druid? How did he die? Was he killed, and if so, by whom? Join archaeologists and a forensic pathologist as they explore an ancient cold case involving Iron Age kings, human sacrifices, and a signature wound that helped solve the crime.

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