Irish Bog Man Liked to Slick Back with Hair Gel

摘要：The preserved remains of two prehistoric men discovered in an Irish bog have revealed a couple of surprises --- one used hair gel and the other stood 6 foot 6 inches high, the tallest Iron Age body discovered. 近日，有关人员在爱尔兰一处沼泽地里找到两具保存完好的史前古人遗骸，但这绝非一次普通的考古发现，它同时还向人们展示了两大惊奇之处——其中一个人曾经使用过发胶，而另一个人直立后的身高约为1.98米，堪称目前出土的身材最为高大的铁器时代古尸。

The preserved remains of two prehistoric men discovered in an Irish bog have revealed a couple of surprises --- one used hair gel and the other stood 6 foot 6 inches high, the tallest Iron Age body discovered.

"He would have been a giant...the other man was quite short, about 5 foot 2 inches," said Ned Kelly, head of antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland.

"The shorter man appeared to attempt to give himself greater stature by a rather curious headdress which was a bit like a Mohican-style with the hair gel, which was a resin imported from France," Kelly told BBC radio.

Bacterial conditions found in the peat bogs preserved the remains so that even fingerprints were clearly visible.

The fashion-conscious gel wearer has been named Clonycavan Man and Kelly said the fact he was able to buy imported cosmetics suggests he was a wealthy member of Irish society about 2,300 years ago. The other was dubbed Oldcroghan Man.

Kelly said both men had murdered.

"Oldcroghan Man was stabbed through the chest. He saw that attack coming because there is a defensive injury on his arm."

He was then decapitated and his body cut in half while Clonycaven Man had his head split open with an axe before he was disembowelled.

近日，有关人员在爱尔兰一处沼泽地里找到两具保存完好的史前古人遗骸，但这绝非一次普通的考古发现，它同时还向人们展示了两大惊奇之处——其中一个人曾经使用过发胶，而另一个人直立后的身高约为1.98米，堪称目前出土的身材最为高大的铁器时代古尸。

据路透社1月7日报道，爱尔兰国家博物馆古代文物部门的负责人奈德·凯利说：“这家伙在当时肯定是个巨无霸，而另一个人的身材就显得矮多了，大约只有1.57米高。那位矮个子男士看上去试图通过留一种颇为奇异的发型来使自己显得更为高大一些，该发型有点类似于莫希干头，而且他还使用了发胶，其实就是一种来自法国的树脂。”

按照凯利的说法，由于当地泥炭沼泽的细菌状况非常有利于古尸的保存，因此他们留下的指纹至今仍清晰可见。那位使用发胶的男士很有时尚意识，他能买得起“进口”化妆品这一事实说明他属于古代社会中富裕阶层的一员，此人已被命名为克洛尼凯文人。而另一位男士则被称做奥尔德克罗甘人。

凯利还说：“这两个人都是遭谋杀而死的。奥尔德克罗甘人是被人猛刺胸部而失去生命的。他当时一定觉察到了别人对自己的袭击，因为在其胳膊上有一处因搏斗而留下的伤口。他后来惨遭斩首，而尸体则被砍成两段。至于那位克洛尼凯文人，有人可能用斧子劈开了他的头颅，随后其内脏也被彻底掏空。”