Video ForStudents MEDIASPOTLIGHT BogBodies HauntingquestionsfromthedepthsofEurope Forthecompletevideoswithmediaresources,visit: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/bog-bodies/ Mostbogbodiesarevictims.Violentlykilledthousandsofyearsago,thecorpsesofmen,women,andchildrenhavebeen naturallypreservedbytheuniquechemistryofNorthernEurope’sbogs. Today,archaeologistsandanthropologistsareactingascrime-sceneinvestigators.They’reusingknowledgeofchemistry, geology,andhumanbehaviortobetterunderstandthecircumstancesthatledtothesegruesomedeaths. Watchthisfour-minutevideofromtheNationalGeographicChannel,thendiscussthequestionsintheQuestionstab. VOCABULARY Term PartofSpeech Definition anonymous adjective,noun unknownpersonorcontributor. anthropologist noun personwhostudiesculturesandcharacteristicsofcommunitiesandcivilizations. archaeologist noun personwhostudiesartifactsandlifestylesofancientcultures. bog noun wetlandofsoftgroundmademostlyofdecayingplantmatter. bogbody noun prehistoricremainsofaperson,preservedanddiscoveredinawetlandbog. chemistry noun studyoftheatomsandmoleculesthatmakeupdifferentsubstances. circumstance noun conditionorsituation. corpse noun deadbody. fertility noun capacityofsoiltosustainplantgrowth;ortheaveragenumberofchildrenbornto womeninagivenpopulation. geology noun studyofthephysicalhistoryoftheEarth,itscomposition,itsstructure,andthe processesthatformandchangeit. gruesome adjective grossorviolent. harvest noun thegatheringandcollectionofcrops,includingbothplantsandanimals. invasion noun anattackormovetotakepossession. IronAge noun lastoftheprehistoric"threeages,"followingtheStoneAgeandtheBronzeAge, markedbytheuseofironforindustry. 1of2 mummy noun corpseofapersonoranimalthathasbeenpreservedbynaturalenvironmental conditionsorhumantechniques. ritual noun seriesofcustomsorproceduresforaceremony,oftenreligious. sacrifice noun destructionorsurrenderofsomethingaswayofhonoringorshowingthanks. superstitious adjective influencedbylegends,spirits,orstoriesofthesupernatural. FORFURTHEREXPLORATION Images NationalGeographicMagazine:TalesfromtheBog—PhotoGallery Interactives PBS:Nova—ThePerfectCorpse:TollundMan Maps PBS:Nova—ThePerfectCorpse:BogBodiesoftheIronAge ©1996–2014NationalGeographicSociety.Allrightsreserved. 2of2