Objects pulled from peat bog reveal secrets of 300-year-old cold case - Newly unveiled artefacts paint a picture of a life ...

But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain the remarkably well-preserved remains of ancient people. One site in particular stands out as America's premier bog-body site ...

The Windover archaeological site is among the most significant bog body sites in North America ... These burials were preserved so well because of the peat at the bog. Peat is made of layers ...