Blue: approx. 1600 BC
Yellow: approx. 1500-1400 BC
Red: approx. 1440-1360 BC
Clad Hallan (Gaelic. Cladh Hallan ) is an archaeological site on South Uist Island in the Outer Hebrides Archipelago, Scotland . Excavations were carried out in the period 1988-2002.
In 2001, a group of archaeologists discovered 4 skeletons in Clad Hallan, one of which belonged to a man who died around 1600 BC. e., and another - a woman who died around 1300 BC. e. (about the same time as Tutankhamun ). Archaeologists did not immediately realize that the skeletons were originally mummies, since over time the soft tissues exfoliated and the skeletons were buried. However, analyzes showed that the bodies were not buried until about 1120 BC. e., as well as the fact that the bodies shortly after death were placed for a period of 6-18 months in a peat bog . After that, the canned bodies were apparently placed in some room. The reasons why the bodies were later buried remained incomprehensible. The bodies from Klad-Hallan differ from many swamp mummies in that they were placed in a swampy environment specifically for the purpose of preservation, while others fell into the swamp by accident.
Content
Research
According to anthropological and DNA research, the remains of a man and a woman belong to at least 6 different people. [one]
Notes
- ↑ Kaufman, Rachel "Frankenstein" Bog Mummies Discovered in Scotland; Two ancient bodies made from six people, new study reveals . National Geographic (July 6, 2012). Date of treatment July 9, 2012.
Literature
- Parker Pearson, M. et al. 2004 South Uist: Archeology and History of a Hebridean Island . Stroud: Tempus.