Germany
| Name | Other names | Location | Age (Carbon-14 Dating) | Gender | Year discovered | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girl of the Bareler Moor | Lower Saxony | 0260 !260–395 CE | Female | 1784 | Due to the over-sampling of the remains, only the skin of the right side of the chest has survived today (marked red on image). | ||
| Bentstreek leg | Bentstreek foot | Lower Saxony | 0080 !80–210 CE | Undetermined | 1955 | The leg was thought to have been lying above ground for months before it was discovered. | |
| Bernuthsfeld Man | Lower Saxony | 0600 !680–775 CE | Male | 1907 | Bernuthsfeld Man was discovered on 24 May 1907 when peat workers unearthed his skeleton and clothing. His heavily worn tunic was patched out of 45 single pieces of cloth, out of 20 different fabrics in 9 different weaving patterns. | ||
| Brammer Man | Kreepen Man, Kreepen-Brammer Man | Lower Saxony | 1440 !1440–1625 CE | Male | 1903 | The body of a bearded man was found lying face down on 9 or 10 June. No clothing was found on the body, although stones and twigs were nearby. The remains were destroyed during World War II, but was dated after a piece of his hair was found. | |
| Bremervörde Gnattenbergswiesen body | Lower Saxony | 634 !634–689 CE | Presumed Female | 1934 | An early medieval and incomplete bog skeleton. | ||
| Bunsoh body | Schleswig-Holstein | 0560 !560–620 CE | Male | 1890 | The corpse was discovered 100 cm below the surface of the bog on 17 May 1890 by peat workers. Along with a woolen textile (pictured), many birch branches were found over the body. After the body had been moved to storage, it had decomposed severely. It is unknown what the cause of death was, although it is thought by some that the type of textile was used as a garrote or for strangulation. | ||
| Burlage "Bog Dog" | Lower Saxony | 1477 !1477–1611 CE | Male | 1953 | The dog's fur remains well preserved, colored reddish after being in the bog for so long. The skeleton remains intact, despite parts of the skull that are missing. The dog was believed to have been from around juvenile to adult when he died. | ||
| Damendorf I | Damendorf Woman | Schleswig-Holstein | Pre Roman Iron Age | Presumed Female | 1884 | Only the clothing of this bog body has survived. | |
| Damendorf Man | Damendorf II | Schleswig-Holstein | -0300 !300 BCE | Male | 1900 | Damendorf Man was discovered in 1900 in the Seemoor at the village Damendorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The remains are currently 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 the fact that the weight of the peat in the bog had flattened his body. Only his hair, skin, nails, and his few clothes were preserved. He was found with a leather belt, shoes, and a pair of breeches. | |
| Damendorf Girl | Schleswig-Holstein | -0810 !810 BCE | Female | 1934 | The body of an approximately 14-year-old girl was found along with some clothing. | ||
| Dätgen I
(i) Deːtgɛn |
Schleswig-Holstein | Iron Age | Undetermined | 1906 | Only the clothing of the body has survived. Little is published about this find. | ||
| Dätgen Man | Schleswig-Holstein | -0135 !135–385 CE | Male | 1959 | The Dätgen Man was found in 1959 near Dätgen, Germany. He had been decapitated, stabbed and beaten. His severed head was found 10 feet from his body. He is not believed to have been sacrificed, but to have been killed and then mutilated, perhaps to prevent him from be coming a "wiedergänger", similar to a zombie. His decapitated head displayed a Suebian knot. | ||
| Esterweger Dose Child | Lower Saxony | 1164 !1164 CE | Undetermined | 1939 | Little is published about this find. Surviving bones are marked red on image. | ||
| Hogenseth Man | Lower Saxony | – | Male | 1920 | The Hogenseth Man was around 40–60 years old when he died. Because the body was left uncovered over night, the remains had been destroyed by townsfolk. Because of this, no carbon-14 dating could have been done. | ||
| Hunteburg Foot | Lower Saxony | 12150 !1215–1300 CE | Undetermined | 1938 | The Hunteburg foot was found with a long shafted boot. | ||
| Hunteburg Men (Hunteburg I + II) | Grossenmoor Men | Lower Saxony | 0245 !245–450 CE | Male | 1949 | Two men were found buried in the same grave and wrapped in cloaks. Their bodies were lost during conservation. | |
| Hunteburg III | Lower Saxony | -0040 !40 BCE – 70 CE | Male | 1949 | Little is published about this find. | ||
| Husbäke I
(i) Huːsbeːkɛ |
Lower Saxony | -1000 !1000–300 BCE | Male | 1931 | This specimen had deteriorated so severely that it was destroyed during the 1950s. | ||
| Husbäke Man | Husbäke II | Lower Saxony | 0057 !57–420 CE | Male | 1936 | The man was found in 1936, lying face down in a bog in Ammerland, Germany. He had eaten fish before his death (in the Roman period) according to analysis of his intestines. He was around 20 years old at the time of his death. His face was reconstructed to show what he may have looked like when he was alive. | |
| Johann Spieker | Lower Saxony | 1828 !1828 CE | Male | 1978 | The preserved body of Johann Spieker was found in the Goldenstedter moor. Spieker was a hawker who had disappeared in the bog. The body was later reburied. | ||
| Jührdenerfeld Man
(i) Jyːdɛnɛrfɛld |
Bockhornerfeld Man | Lower Saxony | -0400 !400 BCE-0 CE | Male | 1934 | The body was discovered lying on its right side. Like the Windeby bodies, Dätgen man, and other bog bodies, some sticks were on top of him, probably to hold his body down. A piece of wool fabric and an animal skin cape were found on top of his body. He is currently on display at the Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch with the Husbäke man in Oldenburg,Germany. | |
| Kayhausen Boy
(i) Kɑhaʊsɛn |
Lower Saxony | -0300 !300–400 BCE | Male | 1922 | The boy is believed to have died between the ages of seven to ten years of age. The boy had been bound and stabbed several times, on his throat and arm. The child had an infected socket at the top of his femur and would not have capable to walk without assistance. The boy's body is preserved in a formalin solution. | ||
| Neu England Man | Lower Saxony | -0140 !140–320 CE | Male | 1941 | This man was believed to be from 40 to 50 years old when he died. | ||
| Neu Versen Man |
"Roter Franz" | Lower Saxony | -0220 !220–430 CE | Male | 1900 | The Neu Versen Man, also known as Roter Franz (meaning Red Franz in English), was discovered in 1900 in the Bourtanger Moor on the border of Germany and the Netherlands. The body dates to 220–430 CE of the Roman Iron Age. The nickname of Red Franz derived from his red hair and beard. It was discovered that he was killed by having his throat slit, along with an arrow wound and a broken shoulder. | |
| Obenaltendorf Man
(i) Oːbɛnaltendoːrf |
Lower Saxony | -0380 !380 CE | Male | 1895 | Little remains of the body, but the clothing was preserved fairly well. Apart from clothing, a pair of silver burlocks were found. | ||
| Osterby Man | Osterby head | Schleswig-Holstein | -0070 !70-220 CE | Male | 1948 | The Osterby Man was discovered in a bog near Osterby, Germany, when two peat cutters were working. They unearthed the head two feet below the surface, which was wrapped in a roedeer skin cape. Scientists from the Archäologisches Landesmuseum Schleswig-Holstein estimated the man to have been around 50–60 years of age when he was killed. The man was decapitated; no other part of his body was ever found. His hair was in the Suebian knot (also known as the Swabian knot) hairstyle. The man's hair had probably been a light blond color, but after being in the bog for a few thousand years, it turned a bright red. The knot dates back to around 2,000 years ago, where the Suebian knot was a common hair style. The Roman historian Tacitus described this style as typical of the Suebi tribe. The head is mainly a skull, but there is still a small amount of skin on it. The cause of the man's death was a blow to the left temple. A 2007 re-examination showed that the jawbone of the head did not belong on the skull. | |
| Pangerfilze Man | Bavaria | 1700 !1700-1800 CE | Male | 1927 | No remains of the body have survived. This is because the body had possibly been destroyed during WWII. Little is published about this find. | ||
| Peiting Woman | "Rosalinde" | Bavaria | 1380 !1380–1440 CE | Female | 1957 | The corpse was found in a wooden coffin. | |
| Rendswühren Man
(i) Rɛndsvyːrɛn |
Schleswig-Holstein | 0050 !50 CE | Male | 1871 | T he Rendswühren Man was discovered in 1871, at the Heidmoor Fen, near Kiel in Germany. He was examined by autopsy, which at the time was the only way of examination.
Professor P.V. Glob wrote that Rendswühren Man was estimated to have been 40–50 years of age when he was battered to death, which left a triangular hole in his head. He was found naked, with a piece of leather on his left leg. A cape was found near him. After discovery, his corpse was smoked for preservation. His skull had deteriorated, which required reconstruction. Textile typologically the clothing found with the body has been dated into the Roman Iron Age of the 1st or 2nd century CE which has been confirmed by a carbon-14 dating of parts of the remains. |
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| Rieper Moor remains | Lower Saxony | - | Undetermined | 1751 | The bog body is no longer in existence. | ||
| Röst Girl | Schleswig-Holstein | -0200 !200 BCE – 80 CE | Female | 1926 | The young girl was around three years old when she died with the initial cause of death was unknown. The corpse was destroyed during the Second World War, which left only the cloak to scientifically date. | ||
| Sedelsberger boy | Sedelsberger Dose Man | Lower Saxony | 1040 !1040–1210 CE | Male | 1939 | The Sedelsberger Dose boy had been completely skeletonized. Prior to reexamination, the body was thought to be a woman from the age of 20–40 years old, but was later found to be a male under the age of sixteen. | |
| Girl of the Uchter Moor | "Moora" | Lower Saxony | -0764 !764–515 BCE | Female | 2000 | The girl's preserved hand was discovered five years after her skeleton. Her skull was reconstructed from clay and digitally to show how she may have appeared in life. She was around 17–19 when she was deposited in the bog. Examination shows that she had been malnourished, had a curved spine, and had two skull fractures that had healed. | |
| Uphuser Klumoor Woman | Lower Saxony | Possiibly Roman Period | Presumed Female | 1759 | The body wore a skirt and top holding bronze decorations, which were believed to be brooches, and without shoes. Her hair was plaited and a pot was found in her hand. In 1789, a similar find was discovered in the same bog. The Uphuser Klumoor Woman no longer remains. | ||
| Windeby I | Windeby Girl | Schleswig-Holstein | 0041 !41–118 CE | Male | 1952 | One of the best preserved German bog bodies. Studies by Professor Heather Gill-Robinson show that the body was male, and not female. His reconstructed head is currently on display. | |
| Windeby II | Windeby Man | Schleswig-Holstein | -0380 !380–185 BCE | Male | 1952 | Found soon after Windeby I. The bones were decalcified and the clothes he may have worn had dissolved from being in the peat for so long. He had been strangled with a hazel rod which was wrapped around his neck. |
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