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A Metal Detectorist In Denmark Has Uncovered A 2,500-Year-Old Sword That Was Bent During A Sacrificial Ritual
After reading about this ancient sword, learn all about Denmark’s famous Tollund Man. Then, learn about bog bodies and the fascinating history behind them.
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‘Vittrup Man’ violently died in a bog 5,200 years ago. Now, researchers know his story
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Agonised face of prehistoric man shot in the head with arrow reconstructed after 5,600 years – but it DIDN’T kill him
Marie-Lan Nguyen via Pen News The skeleton of the Porsmose man was discovered in 1946, in a peat bog near Næstved, Denmark. This body showed two horrifying arrows that had struck through and ...
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Vittrup Man–The life-history of a genetic foreigner in Neolithic Denmark (IMAGE)
The cranial remains of Vittrup Man, who ended up in a bog after his skull had been crushed by at least eight heavy blows. Photo: Stephen Freiheit. Credit must be given to the creator.
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5,600-year-old mystery of how a Bronze age man was killed finally cracked
Scientists also found that contrary to popular belief, the arrow in his face wasn’t the one that killed the Porsmose man, who was first found in 1946, in a peat bog near Næstved, Denmark.