Tollund Man is a naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 4th century BC. He was found in 1950, preserved as a bog body, on the Jutland peninsula, in Denmark. The man’s physical features were so well preserved that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim.
About Tollund Man in brief
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. The man’s physical features were so well preserved that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim. He wore a pointed skin cap of sheepskin and wool, fastened under his chin by a hide thong, and a smooth hide belt around his waist. A noose made of plaited animal hide was drawn tight around his neck and trailed down his back. Other than these, the body was naked and his hair was cropped so short as to be almost entirely hidden by his cap.
Scientists identified the man’s last meal as porridge or gruel made from grains and seeds, both cultivated and wild. Because neither meat nor fresh fruit were found in the last meal, it is suggested that the meal was eaten in early spring or early spring when these items were not available. Both feet and the right thumb, being well preserved, were also preserved in formal examination. In 1976, the Danish police made a fingerprint analysis, making Tollund Man’s thumbprint one of the oldest prints on record. The body is displayed at the Silkeborg Museum in Denmark, although the original head is only the only original material for conservation techniques for organic material.
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