Email this article Koelbjerg Woman "Bodies of the Bogs" December 10, 1997 Koelbjerg Woman, whose skull is shown here, is the oldest bog body known. We do not know how she met her end, as her bones show no sign of violence. She was, at most, 25 when she died around 8000 B.C. Her body ended up in open water, and the bones were not incorporated in peat until later. She may have simply drowned. (Fyns Stifsmuseum of Denmark, Odense) Back to Index © 1997 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/online/features/bog/koelbjerg.html Share this page:   Share Stay up-to-date on news and new features on our website. Click here to sign up. Buy back issues: See what's available!

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