Humanity on DisplayMain MenuIntroductionMeet CarolThe Old Croghan ManNAGPRAThe Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ActAcknowledgements and ReferencesPaige Harris04ccc7a45284ab6d401e9f51ea973d628632a7db
Old Croghan Man's fingers
12022-03-25T13:37:11-07:00Paige Harris04ccc7a45284ab6d401e9f51ea973d628632a7db399351A close-up of the fingernails of the Old Croghan Man. They are neat and tidy.plain2022-03-25T13:37:14-07:00Paige Harris04ccc7a45284ab6d401e9f51ea973d628632a7db
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12022-03-02T13:27:08-08:00Where's his head?7plain2022-04-17T14:38:18-07:00In a wintery season, after a possibly ritual last meal of wheat and buttermilk, he was stabbed in the chest. Once dead, he was decapitated and dismembered, with his torso being separated from his legs and both of his nipples cut off before being buried at the foot of a hill that his culture used for kingship ceremonies. It is believed that he was indeed a king, or someone in line for kingship. He regularly ate meat, and his height and well-manicured fingernails suggest that he was well-nourished and rarely did physical labor. Additionally, in Celtic culture the nipples were seen as a sign of a king’s power. Without them, the Old Croghan Man could not rule in life or in death.
