About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man ...

Scientists are still piecing together details about the life—and death—of the man mummified in a Danish bog some 2,400 years ago. HISTORY & CULTURE He’s the most famous of Europe’s bog bodies.

The skull of Porsmose Man, who was 35 to 40 years old when he was killed with bone arrows 5,500 years ago. His remains were found in Porsmose Bog, near Naestved, Denmark, in 1946.

The man’s remains were uncovered in a peat bog in Vittrup, Denmark, during peat cutting in 1915. His right anklebone, lower left shinbone, jawbone and fragmented skull were found alongside a ...

A wooden club (believed to have killed him), cow bones, and a ceramic vessel were found in the bog along with him. Nick-named “Vittrup Man,” he was included in a 2014 study of Denmark’s ...

A first-time metal detectorist found a cache of objects dating back to 500 B.C.E. in a bog near Veksø, including a sword, several rings, and two axes.

About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man ...

About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man,” the oldest ...