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Lindow Man: Gruesome discovery who became 'international celebrity'Thirty years ago, a peat cutter working in the Cheshire countryside spotted what he thought was a piece of wood trundling along a conveyor belt. Tasked with the job of keeping the belt free of debris, he threw it away, but as it hit the ground, the dirt fell from it and the remains of a human leg lay in the summer sun. That gruesome discovery on 1 August 1984 led to Rick Turner, the newly-appointed county archaeologist, being called to the site on Lindow Moss. He says what followed were "the most exciting days of my archaeological career". "I was taken out on to the moss and shown where the previous day's peat had been taken from," he says. "Walking the uncut sections, I found a flap of dark, tanned skin projecting from below. "Reporting my discovery to the police, we agreed I would be given a day to excavate the remains." On 6 August, the site was recorded and sampled, the limits of the remains were established and "Lindow Man was lifted - within his block of surrounding peat - on his way to international celebrity", Mr Turner says. More: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-28589151 |
Posted by ryaner3rd August 2014ce |
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