Lindow man
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Lindow Man is the name given to the body of a purposefully-killed Iron Age man, discovered in a bog near Manchester in 1984 by peat-cutters, a find known as a bog body. The body is now on display in The British Museum. The body's legs and pelvis were missing, leaving the chest, head and arms.
Forensic analysis has revealed many interesting details about his body and how he may have died. Lindow man is believed to have died sometime between 2 BC and 119, and is most notable for the manner in which he died.