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August 2009

Lindow Man: Body of Evidence


Lindow Man

Lindow Man

Copper alloy shield boss. Iron Age. Found in the River Thames, London

Copper alloy engraved knife, Iron Age. Found near St Albans, England.

01 Aug - 27 Nov 2009

Admission charges apply: £2.95 adults and £1.95 children / concessions

The discovery of the preserved body of a man in a peat bog at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, in 1984 raised many questions. The man at the centre of the story remains a mystery, despite the efforts of archaeologists, historians, forensic scientists and museum curators. In this exhibition, various people provide different perspectives on the life and death of a man who returned tous afternearly two thousand years.


Lindow Man and selected objects are on loan from the British Museum. Supported through the generosity of the Dorset Foundation.