Not only can we see their facial appearance, we also get a glimpse into how people dressed, what they ate and the organic material that surrounded them, material that is not normally preserved.
It makes us realize how prehistoric and historic times were like our own, and how it was different. Behind glass in the museums, their thousand-year-old bodies both terrify and fascinate us.īog bodies literally put a face to our ancestors and take us a little closer to the ancient past.
