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Tollund Man

Tollund Man
The Tollund man provides an example of what ancient Germanic peoples may have looked like. Discovered in a peat bog in Denmark in 1952, the Tollund man was dressed only in a pointed cap and belt. Tests later determined that the body was over 2000 years old.
Science Source/Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Mummy; Peat; Germany, Federal Republic of
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