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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
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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
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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.
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| Stomach
Contents |
Nothing
remained. |
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