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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant telling of a historical mystery,
By Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of Lindow Man an Archaeological Sensation (Hardcover)
This book stands out in my memory as one of the best popular books ever written on an academic topic. The tale of the of Lindow Man- a body found in a peat bog- unfolds like a great mystery tale, and yet every bit of it is firmly rooted in fact. The story begins with the discovery of the body, and progresses through not only the investogation of the body itself, but through the discovery and reconstruction of ancient Celtic legends, the later British legends that derive from them, and finally their relation to the rituals that spelled the death of the man in the bog. The result is a tale far more exciting than anything you'd find in any fantasy or mystery novel.Towords the end of the book, the authors get a bit speculative, but they're up front about this, and careful to seperate what's known from what is more conjectural. The authors' scientific training shows in the care they take to make the distinction clear. Why this book went out of print when so many purely speculative books that aren't have as thrilling is certainly a mystery to me. If you have any interest in Celtic or Druid history, or in British legends, or in cultural and phsyical anthropology, get this book. If it doesn't go back into print soon, chase down a used copy. It's that good.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Murder most foul.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of Lindow Man an Archaeological Sensation (Hardcover)
A fascinating read! The fact that a completely in tact body of a Druid, 1000's of years old was unearthed in a peat bog was a find in itself. How he got there is even more fascinating. This book is beautifully crafted in its presentation in that you are drawn into the discovery and summations first by the archeologist findings, then the anthropologists reconstruction, and most interesting, the paleobiologists conclusion. Amazing that they could learns so much! Positive proof of ritual death, the last meal, his clothing, and armor are priceless confirmations of history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating detective story,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of Lindow Man an Archaeological Sensation (Hardcover)
It is remarkable how much the authors and forensic anthropologists manage to induce from one partial body found in a bog. I found their speculations generally very persuasive, and the writing is very good.My only quibble is that, as other reviewers have mentioned, the last 1/3 of the book the authors lose their narrow focus and go off on all sorts of speculation involving the druids in general - that part isn't nearly as interesting. If you like this book, the closest analaogy I can recommend is to books describing how much information archaelogists have wrung out of Lucy, the Nariokotome (sp?) boy, etc. - this book reminded me of those.
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