Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...

But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain ... The remains, together with artifacts that look like they were deposited yesterday such as bone tools, a bottle gourd, and ...

He speculates that the artifact detached from one of two doomed ... both of which used a propeller blade like the one found ...

Excavations at the bog lasted from 1984 to 1987 ... challenging for archaeologists to dig out the artifacts. It was crucial for the peat to stay moist to protect the bodies from decomposition ...

Most gardeners live a long way from peat bogs and may not see the appeal or the value of them but every time someone uses peat they're contributing to the destruction of this special and important ...

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim, hastily buried in a peat bog, have gone on display on the Isle of Lewis, forming part of a rare exhibition shedding light on one of ...

For example, dead animals and plants can be preserved in amber, peat bogs, tar pits, or in ice. Amber close amberHardened tree resin. is a substance that is formed from hardened tree sap or resin.

What exactly is bog snorkelling? The clue is in the name, but basically participants swim along a water-filled trench that has been cut into a peat bog – using a snorkel and face mask to breathe ...