Damendorf Man

German bog body

Damendorf Man is a German bog body discovered in 1900[1] in the See Moor at the village of Damendorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

## Display and examination

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The Damendorf Man is well known for being flattened by the peat bog he was found in.

The remains are on display at the Archäologisches Landesmuseum. Professor P.V. Glob wrote that the man died in 300 BCE. What is unique about this bog body is that the weight of the peat in the bog had flattened his body.[2] Only his hair, skin, nails, and a few clothes were preserved, along with traces of some bones.[2][3] He was found with a leather belt, shoes, parts of a pair of woollen breeches, and a pair of woollen puttees.[4]

* Single parts of the breeches

* Tablet wefts on the breeches cloth

* Puttees

* Shoes

## Other finds

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Prior to the discovery of the Damendorf Man, the remains of what are believed to be a woman were found in the same bog in 1884. Only the clothing of the corpse remains. Another body, that of a girl dating to 810 BCE, was discovered in 1934.[5]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mann von Damendorf.

1. ^ Aldhouse-Green, Miranda (2015-09-08). Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-77298-0.
2. ^ a b Gill-Robinson, Heather (2005). The Iron Age Bog Bodies of the Archäologische Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf.
3. ^ Damendorf Man Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Mummytombs.com. Retrieved on 15 September 2011.
4. ^ Archaeology Magazine – Bodies of the Bogs – Clothing and Hair Styles. Archaeology.org. Retrieved on 15 September 2011.
5. ^ Van der Sanden, Wijnand (1996). Through Nature to Eternity. p. 104.

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(approx. deathdates)|

* Koelbjerg Man (c. 8000 BC)
* Luttra Woman (c. 3920–3650 BC)
* Stoneyisland Man (c. 3320–3220 BC)
* Cashel Man (c. 2000 BC)
* Borremose bodies (c. 770 BC)
* Girl of the Uchter Moor (c. 764–515 BC)
* Haraldskær Woman (c. 490 BC)
* Gallagh Man (c. 470–120 BC)
* Kayhausen Boy (c. 400–300 BC)
* Tollund Man (c. 4th c. BC)
* Clonycavan Man (c. 392–201 BC)
* Old Croghan Man (c. 362–175 BC)
* Elling Woman (c. 350–150 BC)
* Damendorf Man (c. 300 BC)
* Grauballe Man (c. 3rd c. BC)
* Lindow Man (c. 200 BC–119 AD)
* Lindow Woman (c. 200 BC–119 AD)
* Weerdinge Men (c. 160 BC–220 AD)
* Huldremose Woman (c. 160 BC–340 AD)
* Yde Girl (c. 54 BC–128 AD)
* Windeby I (c. 41 BC–118 AD)
* Osterby Man (c. 70–220 AD)
* Amcotts Moor Woman (c. 200–400 AD)
* Bocksten Man (14th c. AD)
* Gunnister Man (c. 18th c. AD)

Archaeological sites|

* Cladh Hallan
* Wittmoor bog trackway
* Thorsberg moor
* Nydam Mose
* Bourtange moor
* Falbygden
* Windover archaeological site
* Little Salt Spring
* Lindow Moss
* Chat Moss

See also|

* List of bog bodies
* List of bogs
* Bog butter
* Wetland deposits in Scandinavia
* Gundestrup cauldron
* Ralaghan Idol
* The Bog People
* Peter Glob
* Mummy
* Ritual sacrifice

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