Borremose
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Borremose is a raised bog in central Himmerland, Denmark south east of the town of Aars. The name translates directly as 'Borre'-bog, where 'Borre' might well be a derivation of the old word burgh mea
Earth rampart of the fortified settlement at Borremose
The former road across the artificial moat of the Iron Age Borremose Fortification. It is still visible and in use after an archaeological restoration.
Bog body
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A bog body is a cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog. Such bodies, sometimes known as bog people, are both geographically and chronologically widespread, having been dated between 8
Borremose
…kilometres south east of the boglands, the village of Østerbølle with 9 longhouses and a number of small houses, has recently been restored. At least four bog bodies have been found at Borremose. Three well-documented bodies were recovered during postwar peat cutting, one each in 1946, 1947 and 1948. They are now…
Tollund Man, Denmark, 4th century BC
Gallagh Man, Ireland, c. 470–120 BC
Discoveries such as Röst Girl no longer exist, having been destroyed during the Second World War (photo date: 1926).
Windeby I, the body of a teenage boy, found in Schleswig, Germany