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Tollund Man – the preserved face from Prehistoric Denmark and the tale of ritual sacrifice | Ancient Origins Bog Bodies, Tollund Man, Bog Body, Mummified Body, Bog Man, Ritual Sacrifice, Peat Bog, Seamus Heaney, Archaeological Discoveries

Tollund Man is the naturally mummified body of a man who lived during the 4th century BC, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age. He was hanged as a sacrifice to the gods and placed in a peat bog where he remained preserved for more than two millennia. Today, the face of the Tollund Man is as preserved as the day he died.

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In ‘Eyes as Big as Plates,’ Sculptural Garments Camouflage Subjects in Natural Environments | Colossal Colossal Art, Life Board, Earth Art, Opera Singers, Land Art, Natural Environment, On The Side, Sea Creatures, Nature Art

Hailing from fifteen countries, the individuals participating in Eyes as Big as Plates have backgrounds as varied as their surroundings: there are zoologists, academics, and librarians; fishermen, wild boar hunters, and Sami reindeer herders; and opera singers, kantele players, and artists. They’re tethered by the ongoing project, which dresses each figure in sculptural wearables madeContinue reading "In ‘Eyes as Big as Plates,’ Sculptural Garments Camouflage Subjects in Natural…

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