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.

Before he was bludgeoned to death and left in a Danish bog, an ancient individual now known as Vittrup Man was an emblem of past and future ways of living. He was born more than 5,000 years ago ...

Before he was bludgeoned to death and left in a Danish bog, an ancient individual now known as Vittrup Man was an emblem of past and future ways of living. He was born more than 5,000 years ago ...