The Mound People details the discovery and excavation of Bronze Age mummified remains found preserved within peat bogs in Denmark.
Far from being sacrificial victims, the 'Mound People' whose bodies came to light were mostly of the Bronze-Age aristocracy. They were clad in their everyday clothes - often still in remarkably good condition - and richly supplied with ornaments, votive offerings and weapons of gold and bronze. Glob details a vivid account of the many excavations and discoveries, and places them in their historical context, giving a striking picture of a prosperous sun-worshipping society of sea-traders, cattle-breeders and bronze-workers.
Please note: this book contains illustrations and photographs of burial sites, preserved bodies and human bones.
Published in 1973.
155mm x 250mm
