Title

Lindow Man, found in a peat moss bog in Ireland, c2nd century BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A Celtic iron age man, approximately twenty, found in 1984 in Lindow Moss peat bog, Cheshire. It is likely that he was ritually killed before being deposited in the bog, c2nd century BC.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B74_482

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,8Mb) / 17,0in x 11,4in / 5102 x 3430 (300dpi)

Keywords

close up people male man men head country law guy crime color colour Ireland eire Irish decay death ritual location century skeleton victim murder concept sacrifice decayed Celtic close-up slaughter Iron Age CM Dixon 2nd century BC human sacrifice Lindow Man murdering slaughtering TGN Unknown Dixon CM Éire CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon