He also has Harris lines on his left tibia, suggesting growth disorders from malnutrition or disease. In his book The Buried Soul , British anthropologist Timothy Taylor argues that Iron Age peoples may have believed disabled individuals had special powers.
A study of the pigments in her hair later showed that it was actually blonde, but tannins in the bog had dyed it a fiery red. After the local newspaper ran a letter about the discovery, archaeologists excavated the remains and delivered them to the Drents Museum.
Examiners concluded that the year-old girl had been strangled with a woolen belt and stabbed above her left collarbone.
Like Kayhausen Boy, Yde Girl might have been killed for her physical deformities. CT scans revealed evidence of scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. And her right foot was swollen and appeared pigeon-toed, suggesting a limp. But her hair offers an alternative explanation: Sheared on one side of her scalp, it was left chest-length on the other. In medieval times, this was a mark of disgrace reserved for cheating wives, implying that Yde Girl may have been executed for infidelity.
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His last meal consisted of a number of grains, including barley, steeped wheat, oats, and more than 60 different herbs and grasses. Many of the bog victims suffered from malnutrition. Others appear to have been better off. Some had finely manicured hands, or wore elaborate hairstyles that indicated their rank as freedmen or warriors. An unusual number of the bog bodies suffered from physical deformities.
Some of these were fairly minor, like a cauliflower ear, or curved spines or diseased joints which would have made walking difficult. Other abnormalities were more pronounced. A survey of bog body research turns up a dwarf, a giant, and a man with an extra set of thumbs. One thing that the bog bodies make clear is that the mistreatment they suffered in death was as extreme as it was varied.
The Haraldskaer Woman was killed with a garrote. The Yde Girl was strangled with her own girdle. The Tollund Man was hung. The Kayhausen Boy, a teenager from northern Germany, was hogtied before death. The Lindow, Grauballe and Kayhausen bodies all had their throats cut. The Windeby girl was drowned, and her arm was hacked off as well. The Borremose woman was scalped, her face crushed, and her right leg broken.
The Old Croghan Man was hit with a barrage of blows, most likely from an axe, enough to sever his head and cut his body in half. The violence inflicted on the bodies continued after death. Several of the bodies had their arms pierced, and willow branches were drawn through the wound. Others had wooden stakes driven through their knees. Aldhouse-Green writes that these restraints may have been a way of taming the dead, pinning their ghosts to the spot where they died.
Yet Grauballe Man undoubtedly had a name, given to him by his parents or family. He may even have had nicknames, used by close friends. Yes, Grauballe Man is a real human body, of a man who lived more than years ago. He is the first bog body to be fully preserved and displayed in a museum. Despite dating to the Early Iron Age, he is very well preserved by the bog he was buried in. This is why he still looks like us. Read more about Grauballe Man's discovery, preservation and display here.
Yes, it is. Grauballe Man was exceptionally well-preserved when he was found in Not only his bones, but also soft tissues like muscle, internal organs and skin were preserved, and even his nails and hair. It is the bog environment in which Grauballe Man was buried that has preserved him so well.
When he was found he also had a stubble beard but unfortunately this fell out. You can find out more about the way that bogs preserve bodies and Grauballe Man's hair here.
No, they are not. Grauballe Man was buried in a bog, where circumstances are optimal for the preservation of organic materials like wood and textiles, but also human bodies.
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