Question

fill in the blanks to explain how bog bodies can tell us a lot about the past. bog bodies are mummies. some are so well preserved that you can see hair on their arms. one bog body, cashel man, had severe injuries. this told scientists he had been. cashel man lived during the bronze age. this told scientists that bronze age people buried in bogs. the bog body was discovered in northern germany in 1952. cashel man and other bog bodies can tell us a lot about the past. the scientist, eamonn kelly, says, \i see these bodies as individuals who have come down to us from a distant time with a story to tell. i think if we can tell that story in some small measure we can give a little added meaning to those lives that were cut short.\

Explanation:

Bog bodies are preserved human remains found in peat - bogs. Their state of preservation (like seeing hair) helps in understanding past conditions. Severe injuries on a bog body (e.g., Cashel Man) can indicate violence in the past. The time period when a bog body lived (e.g., Bronze Age for Cashel Man) can give insights into burial practices (buried in bogs) of that era.

Answer:

For the first blank (after "had been"): "violently treated" (since severe injuries imply some form of violent act). For the second blank (after "buried"): "their dead" (as it refers to the burial of the deceased from the Bronze Age).