Koelbjerg Woman
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Koelbjerg Woman is the oldest bog body known and dates from around 8000 BCE.[1][2]. Discovered in 1941 her skeletal remains were uncovered and are kept at the Fyns Oldtid-Hollufgärd museum in Denmark.[1][3]
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Coordinates: 55°24′13″N 10°07′59″E / 55.40361°N 10.13306°E[4]
- ^ a b Archaeology.org - Bodies of the Bogs: Koelbjerg Woman
- ^ Ancient Danish king’s face reconstructed using Terracotta technique
- ^ Museums with Bog Bodies & Objects
- ^ "Koelbjergfundet". http://www.pkaj.dk/koelbjerg_kort.asp. "Koelbjerg Fund og fortitsminder". http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/141623.
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