PreservationWindeby1

=**Windeby 1 Preservation** = **Windeby 1 was discovered in a peat bog in the Windeby estate. P.V Glob who studied Windeby 1 when they were found states that the body was very well preserved over the 2000+ years that the body was in the peat bog. **

**The environment inside a peat bog is perfect for the preservation of a body. A peat bog is airless so there is barely any oxygen that can affect the body. The chemical composition of a peat bog is also vital to the preservation of a bog body. The acidity of the bog caused by sphagnan prevents the spread of micro-organisms that target and break down the body's tissues. The spahgnan also helps in the tanning process of the body, where the body's skin is turned to leather, both in colour and in feel. **

**Windeby 1's peat bog lay undisturbed until owner's of the land decided to cut the peat to make coal. Unfortunately they did damage parts of the body, but the whole torso and head were left in good condition. The fact that the peat bog in which Windeby 1 lay for over 2000 years was not disturbed by either humans or nature is a wonder. **


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