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identifying central idea -- quiz -- level e
this bog body was discovered in northern germany in 1952.
cashel man and other bog bodies can tell us a lot about
the past. one scientist, eamonn kelly, says, \i see these
bodies as ambassadors who have come down to us from
a former 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.\
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 scientists it you
can see hair on mummies bog
body. cashel m rulers injuries.
this told scientists he had been
cashel man lived
during the bronze age. this told
scientists that bronze age people
burned in bogs.

Explanation:

• First blank: Bog bodies are preserved like mummies.
• Second blank: Cashel Man had injuries (as per the context of what his body could tell).
• Third blank: Cashel Man's time period (Bronze Age) shows when he lived.
• Fourth blank: The fact that his body was in a bog implies Bronze - Age people buried (or placed) bodies in bogs.

Answer:

• First blank: preserved
• Second blank: had
• Third blank: when
• Fourth blank: bodies