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How this ancient body solved a murder case

Season 1, Ep. 37
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"Why are 2,000-year-old human bodies emerging from European peat bogs with intact skin, eyelashes, and manicured fingernails? In today's video, Giselle breaks down the weird chemistry that turns human remains into leather time capsules. We re-examine famous cold cases like Tollund Man, Grauballe Man, and Lindow Man, unpack the mysterious Iron Age Celtic ritual known as the ""triple death"", and explore the bizarre true story of how a 1,700-year-old Roman skull trapped a 1980s killer into confessing.


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