“The Grauballe Man”
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The Grauballe Man is a remarkably well-preserved Iron Age bog body discovered in Denmark, notable for the insights it provides into ancient ritual practices and everyday life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Grauballe Man | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age person
ⓘ
archaeological find ⓘ human remains ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | approximately 30 years ⓘ |
| bodyPositionAtDiscovery | prone ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | throat cut ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Pre-Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Moesgaard Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDiscovery | 1952 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | peat cutters ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfDeath | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| examinedBy |
anthropologists
ⓘ
archaeologists ⓘ forensic scientists ⓘ |
| eyeColor | unknown ⓘ |
| foundIn | peat-cutting area ⓘ |
| hairColor | reddish ⓘ |
| hasAnalysis |
CT scanning
ⓘ
X-ray examination ⓘ pollen analysis ⓘ radiocarbon dating ⓘ stomach content analysis ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
visible facial features
ⓘ
well-preserved hair ⓘ well-preserved hands ⓘ |
| hasInjury |
broken leg
ⓘ
deep cut across throat ⓘ skull trauma ⓘ |
| height | about 1.75 m ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | possible human sacrifice ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | violent death ⓘ |
| near | Grauballe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional soft-tissue preservation
ⓘ
well-preserved fingerprints ⓘ |
| period | European Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | Nebelgaard Bog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleMannerOfDeath | ritual killing ⓘ |
| preservationEnvironment | peat bog ⓘ |
| previousExhibitionLocation | Aarhus Museum of Prehistory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of bog body preservation
ⓘ
provides information on Iron Age diet ⓘ provides insight into Iron Age ritual practices ⓘ |
| skinColorAtDiscovery | darkened by bog tannins ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | remarkably well-preserved ⓘ |
| stomachContents | porridge of grains and seeds ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.