Borremose Man

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Bog bodies - Borre Fen / Borremose Man The man was violently killed by having…

Bog bodies - Borre Fen / Borremose Man The man was violently killed by having his skull crushed and his leg broken. A rope was also found around his neck, indicating death by hanging or strangulation. The body is in storage at the National Museum of Copenhagen.

Bog bodies or bog people are the naturally preserved corpses of humans and some animals recovered from peat bogs. The bodies have been most .

Borremose bodies

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Bog bodies or bog people are the naturally preserved corpses of humans and some animals recovered from peat bogs. The bodies have been most .

Borremose bodies

Borremose bodies is the collective name for three bog bodies found in the Borremose peat bog in Himmerland, Denmark. Recovered between 1946 and 1948, the bodies of a man and two women have been dated to the Nordic Bronze Age. In 1891, the Gundestrup cauldron was found in a nearby bog.

Reconstruction of pre-migration Borremose fortress. This seems like a really extensive, well-researched if not entirely accurate article. Denmark History, Viking House, Germanic Tribes, Iron Age, Picts, Historical Architecture, Prehistory, Roman Empire, Archaeology
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Celtic Iron Age in Denmark

At the borders of Italy, the Romans narrowly rejected the great and infamous expedition of the Cimbri Ambrones and Teutons in Europe.

The Scandinavian Bronze Age culture was characterized by a richness of magnificent bronze objects and large amounts of gold.

The Scandinavian Bronze Age was an aristocratic period

The Scandinavian Bronze Age culture was characterized by a richness of magnificent bronze objects and large amounts of gold. The climate was warm and comfortable.

In Scandinavië people dug for pite for centuries, it is still done in some places be it on a very small scale. During this pitedigging several bodies were discovered, especially in Denmark.

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In Scandinavië people dug for pite for centuries, it is still done in some places be it on a very small scale. During this pitedigging several bodies were discovered, especially in Denmark. Here al…

Borremose Man and Woman: Bog Bodies @ Mummy Tombs

Borremose Man and Woman

Borremose Man and Woman: Bog Bodies @ Mummy Tombs

The Borremose woman was found in 1948 and was the third bogbody found in the Borrefen in a three year period.

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In Scandinavië people dug for pite for centuries, it is still done in some places be it on a very small scale. During this pitedigging several bodies were discovered, especially in Denmark. Here al…

In Scandinavië people dug for pite for centuries, it is still done in some places be it on a very small scale. During this pitedigging several bodies were discovered, especially in Denmark.

Mijndomein

In Scandinavië people dug for pite for centuries, it is still done in some places be it on a very small scale. During this pitedigging several bodies were discovered, especially in Denmark. Here al…

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