| Borremose Woman Human Mummy | |
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| Name(s) | Borremose Woman/Borremose III |
| Age | 20-35 years old |
| Sex | Female |
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| Culture | Nordic Bronze Age |
| Date(s) | c. 770 (+/-100) BC |
| Site | Borremose peat bog
Himmerland, Denmark |
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Borremose Woman was discovered in 1948 wrapped in a woolen garment in a peat bog in Himmerland, Denmark. She was determined to be about 25-30 years old at the time of her death. The cause of death is undetermined.
Mummification[]
The Borremose Woman was mummified in a peat bog. Since her mummification was not performed purposefully, her organs were not removed from her body, but like other bog bodies, was partially preserved in the peat and had tanned skin due to the natural conditions of the bog.
Studies[]
In 1984, a forensic examination of Borremose Woman was undertaken by Andersen and Geert Inger and Elisabeth Munksgaard of the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen. Their examination confirmed that damage to the scalp was postmortem. The skull and face were crushed, and deterioration of the neck tissue prevented detection of the possibility of strangulation as a cause of death. Carbon dating set the woman's era to about 770 BC.
Additional[]
On one side of her head the hair and scalp were separated, however, this was found to be from the shovels of the peat diggers. Her skull and face were crushed, after death, caused by the demineralization of her bones as well as the pressure of the peat on the body.
Three bodies were found in Southern Borremose in Himmerland, Denmark. Borremose II was found about 1km away from Borremose Man, while Borremose Woman was found about 400 meters away.
External Links[]
http://www.mummytombs.com/bog/borremose.woman.htm