Posthuman Blues

Speaking of unusual human bodies . . .

Ancient 'Bog Body' Unearthed in Germany

"The State Museum of Lower Saxony said it is the only extensively preserved human body dating from the pre-Roman iron age to be found in Europe north of the Alps. Other bog bodies have been found, but they are typically older -- dating usually from around the time of Christ's birth. Only one body, found in the Netherlands, came from the Bronze Age. It is about 1,000 years older than the current find, which is being called 'The Girl of the Uchter Moor.'" (Via NTM!)

I love discoveries like this. They make the past palpable. People actually lived thousands of years ago. It's a simple yet somehow vertiginous realization that begs questions about our own future and forces us to reconsider prevailing concepts of permanence.

We exist. We die. Yet the Earth continues orbiting the Sun; the galactic disk keeps spinning.