Scientific Report on the body found at Windeby on May 29 1952

Date of Burial The peat under the body was at least 1,900 years old
Age About 14 years old
State of the Body The girl lay on her back. Between her left arm and her hip was a large block of stone. The chest had rotted away and the ribs were showing. Her hair had been shaved off the left side of her head. She was underfed. There were several birch branches across the body.
Injuries There was a band across her eyes which was so tight that it had cut into the neck and the nose. There was no trace of violence on the body.
Stomach Contents Nothing remained.
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