April 26, 2012
Bodies weren’t the only
things that peat bogs have preserved! Several trepanated skulls, which are
skulls that have holes drilled in them have been found in bogs. Trepanning can
be referred to as trephining or trephination is a surgical inventions in which
a hole in scraped or drilled into the human skull which exposes the dura mater.
This process is done to treat health problems that were related to intracranial
diseases but it is believed in the medieval times that this “operation” was
performed to remove a blood clot or a less-tangible thing, such as a spirit
from a human being.
Picture from: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/bogosphere/
The image below shows a wheel that was discovered in
the Netherland along with another one identical to it. It is roughly 2.5 feet
in diameter and carved from a single piece of oak. This wheel has been dated
back to 2700 B.C, making it one of the oldest wheels ever found in Europe.
Picture from: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/bogosphere/
In 2006, a man who
was operating a backhoe in an Irish peat bog came across a Book of Psalms (a
Psalter). The book had been buried for more than a thousand years, but the
writing in it was still legible. Located nearby was a leather carrying pouch and
it was assumed it contained the book at one time. Over the years, other
satchels and wooden vessels have been found in bogs.
Picture from: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22104
Other artifacts such as swords and weapons have
been found, along with a 9 foot-long dugout canoe! You never know what you
might find when exploring peat bogs!
Bibliography
Madrigal, A. (2009, August 21). Bogosphere: The
Strangest Things Pulled Out of Peat Bogs. Retrieved April 26, 2012, from
Wired Science: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/bogosphere/
Riggs, R. (2009, January
27). Weird Stuff Found in Bogs. Retrieved April 26, 2012, from Mental
Floss: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22104
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