| Jührdenerfeld Man Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | (also called Bockhornerfeld Man) |
| Age | unknown |
| Sex | male |
| Status | unknown |
| Height | unknown |
| Source | |
| Culture | Germanic/unknown |
| Date(s) | 170 – 45 BC |
| Site | |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch, Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Catalog # | |
Jührdenerfeld Man, also known as Bockhornerfeld Man, was discovered on November 19, 1934 in Jührdenerfeld (Friesland District), Lower Saxony, Germany. The body was found lying on its right side in an elongated, natural depression in the bog, above it were three sharpened sticks of alder and rowan. One lay longitudinally on the body, the others above it, at arm and pelvic level, wedged transversely into the wall of the depression to keep the body in place. A piece of wool fabric and an animal skin cape were found with the body.
Mummification[]
It is a bog body, meaning that it was mummified by conditions in a peat bog.
Studies[]
Analysis determined the age at death to have been around 35 years old. Hair and skin samples from the body resulted in C14 calibrated age ranges of 170 – 45 BC and 40 BC – AD 75. Stature range estimated at approximately 4 ft 10.5 in to 5 ft 3.
Additional[]
The body had received post-discovery preservative treatment, though the only documentation of preservative treatment found for the Jührdenerfeld Man entails slowly drying the body in an unheated room at the State Museum Natur und Mensch.