<p>Grauballe Man was about 34 years old when he met his death. He died from a deep cut to the throat. His right shinbone was also fractured. He undoubtedly suffered a violent end - he was executed - and was then laid naked in a water-filled peat cutting in the bog. The ultimate sacrifice was made that day around 290 BC - a human life - to the supernatural powers or in the service of some other urgent cause. Few finds from Denmark's prehistory enjoy the attention and interest afforded by the public and the media to Grauballe Man, who is exhibited at Moesgaard Museum, south of Aarhus, Denmark. With this book in hand it is not difficult to imagine a person of flesh and blood who wandered around during the first centuries of the Iron Age, long before Caesar was born. Archaeologist Pauline Asingh of Moesgaard Museum presents the very latest discoveries about Grauballe Man, his life, his afterlife, his bog and the interpretation of him and his time. In telling his story she brings prehistory dramatically to life.</p>

Grauballe Man: Portrait of a Bog Body (Jutland Archaeological Society Publications)

History

Asingh, Pauline

Ancient Civilizations

Aarhus University Press

The Grauballe Man, whose sacrificial death was determined to have occurred around 290 BC, is one of the most remarkable bog finds from Denmark's Iron Age, and has for many years been the center of considerable attention. After its discovery in 1952, the body was scientifically examined and preserved for posterity. With the availability of new and proven analytical methods, it became considerably easier than before to carry out a closer examination of the Grauballe Man. With this renewed scientific focus on the immense research potential in such a find, an interdisciplinary team of international scientists decided in 2001 to undertake extensive examinations of the body. The point of departure was a short period of hospitalization, where various comprehensive examinations were conducted: The Grauballe Man underwent X-Rays, CAT-scans and other tests, allowing for the creation of an exact, three-dimensional chart of his inner and outer body. From analyses of his teeth to his hair to his stomach contents - and even to a reconstruction of his face - the research has provided an important insight and invaluable knowledge of life in Northern Europe more than two thousand years ago. This publication, richly illustrated with 320 color photographs, is presented in a language which makes it indispensable for archaeologists, anthropologists, museum conservators and pathologists, but it will also appeal to lay enthusiasts within those fields of interest.

Grauballe Man: An Iron Age Bog Body Revisited (Jutland Archaeological Society Publications)

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

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