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What was discovered about the Grauballe Man?
Grauballe Man of Denmark. The bog body now known as Grauballe man was found in April 1952, near the village of Grauballe, Denmark. He was discovered by men cutting peat for fuel about three feet below the surface of the ground, and is now housed at the Moesgård Museum of Prehistory in nearby Aarhus.
Why did people think the Grauballe Man had been murdered?
He is not the only person to have been violently killed and buried in a bog and there have been many explanations for the so-called ‘bog body phenomenon’. It is most likely that Grauballe Man and others like him were human sacrifices to the gods, either to thank them for something, or to ask them for help.
How did Lindow Man get discovered?
Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England. The remains were found on 1 August 1984 by commercial peat cutters.
What do historians know about the Tollund Man?
The Tollund Man is a naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 4th century BC, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age. He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body, on the Jutland peninsula, in Denmark.
Why is the Grauballe Man important?
The Grauballe Man lived in the Iron Age For archaeologists and historians the uncovering of the Grauballe Man has been uniquely important. By using modern technology to examine the well preserved peat bog body, an almost infinite number of details about the Iron Age have been discovered.
How old is the Grauballe man?
Grauballe Man lived and died in the Pre-Roman Iron Age, c. 400-200 BC, and most probably around 390 BC. From the detailed examination of his skeleton and body we know that he was a man of about 35 years old and between 165 and 170 cm high.
What did Lindow Man look like?
Appearance: A leathery skin with a yellowish hue and wrinkles clearly visible. His head, distorted over time, gives his face a slumped appearance with an anguished expression. Unusually for a bog body, Lindow Man sported a beard and moustache trimmed with shears.
How old is Lindow from God Eater?
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 20 (GE Prologue) 26 (GE) 29 (GE2) |
| Origin/Nationality | Far East (Japanese) |
| Height | 6’0″ |
| Weight | 72kg |