Bog bodies and natural mummification of siberia: Cossack mummy from the peat bog

Sergey Mikhailovich Slepchenko, Igor Konstantinovich Novikov, Jong Ha Hong, Do Seon Lim, Chang Seok Oh, Jieun Kim, Hye Jin Lee, Dong Hoon Shin

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Abstract

Archaeological surveys have been carried out on mummies found in peat bogs. This chapter is focused on one such mummy unearthed inWestern Siberia, one of the largest wetland regions in the world. In the 1960s, a forensic expert examined a Cossack mummy discovered at a peat bog in the Kurtamysh district of the Kurganskaya Oblast. Despite this being a rare non-European "bog body" case, the investigations carried out to date have been insufficient. The data presented in this chapter, albeit still inadequate to reveal the complete nature of Siberian bog mummies, nevertheless, does present important insight into a preservation pattern not previously reported. Our report can provide fundamental information for future studies on bog bodies discovered in Western Siberian peat bogs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Handbook of Mummy Studies
Subtitle of host publicationNew Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages833-850
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9789811533549
ISBN (Print)9789811533532
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Nov 2021

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Keywords

  • Bog body
  • Cossack
  • Dna
  • Europe
  • Histology
  • Mummy
  • Peat bog
  • Radiology
  • Siberia
  • Soldier
  • Stable isotope

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