Britain's most famous peat bog body is known as the Lindow man ... His body has been extensively examined, including his gut bacteria and pollen contained on some clothes.

The international team of scientists turned to microscopic pollen and spores found in the peat for answers. Fossilized pollen ...

One core from a peat bog offered up the earliest known evidence of environmental contamination ... The sediment cores the Heidelberg scientists analyzed contained lead as well as pollen, which allowed ...

The scientists analyzed a variety of spores compacted and sealed in the same layers of peat as the wood. Pollen records led them to conclude the tree trunks and branches date to between 15 and 30 ...