Talk:Bog body
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I'd like peoples' opinion as to whether Bog body or Bog people is a better name for this article. Presently there are articles at both names. Peregrine981 14:26, Dec 15, 2004 (UTC)
- My sense is that Bog body is preferable, with Bog people as a redirect. "Bog body" seems to be prevalent in the literature I've seen and is more descriptive and broad. "Bog people", to me, misleadingly suggests some kind of living tribe. A cursory Google search suggests that "Bog body" is prevalent in scientific contexts whereas "bog people" appears mostly in lay articles. --Pontifex 19:19, Dec 15, 2004 (UTC)
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- Allright, seems like a good idea. Bog body does seem a bit less misleading than bog people, which has a vaguely "B" movie sound to it, though it is a commonly used term in the popular media. I note that Britannica seems to list it under bog body. I will make bog people a redirect. Peregrine981 11:34, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Copyright
Barbara Shack 16:24, 17 February 2006 (UTC)The page for the photograpy of Tollund man says, "This image is copyrighted, and used with permission. The terms of the permission do not include third party use. It is not licensed under the GFDL." The Image greatly improves the article. I hope Wikipedians who understand copyright better than I do will agree to keep it. I don't know if it can stay.
[edit] Pictures?
We need some pictures please...what does a 500-year old person look like?
- There's some on Danish wiki at da:Grauballemanden with gfdl licenses, if someone wants to upload them onto commons - MPF 00:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] sphagnum bogs
Peat bogs are not the same as sphagnum bogs. "Peat" is a general term and peat can be formed from sphagnum moss, other mosses, sedges or various other kinds of plant material alone or in combination. I'm not certain what kinds of bogs are predominant in Europe and the British Isles so I hope somebody will check this and make the appropriate corrections. MrDarwin 19:55, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
- Northern European bogs (north of about 53°N where summers are fairly cool) are overwhelmingly Sphagnum bogs, and this applies to all of the bogs that bodies have been found in, as they are the only bogs acidic enough to preserve the corpses. A body in less acidic fen peat (derived from sedges) would not persist. - MPF 00:49, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Number of bodies?
This article says more than a thousand, Haraldskaer Woman article says around 700 to date, which is correct? Khukri (talk . contribs) 20:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
