SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Studying Remains
SCIENTIFIC METHODS that have been used to study the remains:
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Dating Techniques
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Forensic Analysis of the Body
Forensic analysis of the body revealed that Lindow man’s head had been struck twice to the point where bone met brain. It also revealed that he was strangled by a rope and cut from ear to ear on the throat. Forensic analysis had been able to give us a very clear picture of Lindow man’s appearance, by using Lindow Man's skull to recreate.
Scientists also used forensic analysis to look at the contents of his stomach before his death, and were able to find out there was a drink inside his stomach (which was later identified as mistletoe), as well as slices of unleavened bread created from wheat and barley, and cooked over a small fire in which heather had been burnt. Forensic analysis was also used to prove that that Lindow Man had been suffering from parasitic worms before his death. Parasitic worms is caused when people ingest immature worms by eating raw or undercooked pork - proving that Lindow Man was consuming raw meat before death. |
What Has Been Learnt About the Past From the Study of the Body
From the Lindow Man, we are able to learn many things about the past. The object that bought fatalness to Lindow Man was most likely assumed by scientists to be a axe or heavy piece of wood, which meant humans in the 1900s were already involved with the process of weapon making and were still actively involved in occupations such as hunting and woodcraft as these weapons are usually required for jobs like those. Lindow Man’s death also showcased to us the belief and value of religion in the 1900s, to the extent human sacrifices were made to please the Gods. Lindow Man died contemporary with the Claudian Roman invasion of Britain into England, which drew hints to the community sacrificing Lindow Man to bring peace to their town – which highlights the fear and desperateness the invasion must have brought to the country – so much stress that drastic measures had to be taken in order to maintain the peace of the community. Lindow Man’s death also provides us with further knowledge of how warily the community looked at towards Winter in the 1900s – and how they treasured and relied on the farming industry to the point they wanted to have ritual sacrifices so the Gods would gift them with a good winter and good crops in the following seasons. We were also taught about Lindow Man’s – which is most likely the community’s – diet orders – of brunt bread (which probably meant there was a wheat industry nearby or in the town) and pork (which meant the community must have also been taking care of animals during the period of time for food). Parasitic worms which are worms caused by digesting raw meat were also found in Lindow Man – which meant back in the 1900s all knowledge and information about health was still not advanced enough and known widely around communities so people still ate raw meat – or that there was some form of poverty around at the time in the 1900s which made many communities unable to hold the equipment or knowledge to cook food properly. |