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SCIENCE enthusiasts are to have a private audience with the body of a 2,000-year-old man.

Members of Knutsford's sciBAr have been invited to view Lindow Man at The Manchester Museum once the public has gone home.

It is the first time the naturally-preserved body, which was discovered in a peat bog near Mobberley, has been exhibited outside London for 10 years.

Dave Thompson, who has organised the sciBAr trip, said members were lucky to have a private viewing of the exhibition.

"They're doing it out of hours for us. Anyone can come, but that's the same for a sciBAr," he said. "We'll get to have a look at the exhibition and then go to a lecture theatre to have our meeting."

Lindow Man, once dubbed Pete Marsh, was discovered in a peat bog on August 1 in 1984.

He is thought to have died between 2 BC and 119 AD.

Experts discovered he was hit on the head three times, his throat was cut and then he was garrotted.

They believe the death could have been part of a Celtic ritual, human sacrifice or execution. The acidic bog preserved the body so well that even the contents of the stomach were intact.

That meant experts could tell Lindow Man's last meal included wheat, bran and barley.

Mr Thompson, founder of Knutsford's sciBAr, said that forensic science was the most interesting thing about the discovery.

"They've done a fantastic job of recreating what went on thousands and thousands of years ago," he said.

The body was freeze dried and has since mainly been kept at The British Museum in London.

It has been part of temporary exhibitions in Manchester twice before - in 1987 and 1991.

The latest display at The Manchester Museum finishes on April 19 next year.

For more details about Knutsford's visit on June 2, call Dave Thompson on 07768 355814.

4:57pm Friday 9th May 2008

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