In 1950 a bog body, the Tollund man, was found in Jutland. In the National Museum Laboratory exca... more In 1950 a bog body, the Tollund man, was found in Jutland. In the National Museum Laboratory excavation and examinations were conducted by B. Brorson Christensen and Knud Thorvildsen. The relatively well preserved head was dehydrated in alcohol and toluene and impregnated with paraffin wax, beeswax, carnauba and dammar. Though shrinkage occurred, it was exhibited. The right foot and thumb rested in a water formaldehyde solution until the 1970's when they were impregnated with an unspecified PEG and freeze dried. More scientific investigations were carried out in 1978, which indicate a date of ca. 220 BC. In 1986, an epoxy body was cast from a silicone rubber mold made from a wax body sculpted using excavation photographs. This is now exhibited with the head in place.
In 1969 a female burial from the Early Roman Iron Age with exceptionally well preserved textiles ... more In 1969 a female burial from the Early Roman Iron Age with exceptionally well preserved textiles was excavated in Lønne Hede in Southwest Jutland, Denmark. At the time, the find drew a great deal of attention and since then, the Lønne Hede Maiden and her blue and red dress have been copied and displayed in museums and textbooks as the female costume of the Scandinavian Iron Age. This article shows that the interpretation of both her costume and her hairstyle is debatable. In 1995 further excavations were carried out revealing a cemetery with both cremation graves from the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age and inhumation graves from the Early Iron Age, as well as an older settlement with long houses, a smithy, and votive deposits from the Early Pre-Roman Iron Age. The burials are not rich graves, with the Lønne Hede Maiden with her pieces of silver jewellery as the exception. However, the Lønne Hede site is remarkable due to the well preserved, boldly coloured textiles and the exceptional pres...
In 1950 a bog body, the Tollund man, was found in Jutland. In the National Museum Laboratory exca... more In 1950 a bog body, the Tollund man, was found in Jutland. In the National Museum Laboratory excavation and examinations were conducted by B. Brorson Christensen and Knud Thorvildsen. The relatively well preserved head was dehydrated in alcohol and toluene and impregnated with paraffin wax, beeswax, carnauba and dammar. Though shrinkage occurred, it was exhibited. The right foot and thumb rested in a water formaldehyde solution until the 1970's when they were impregnated with an unspecified PEG and freeze dried. More scientific investigations were carried out in 1978, which indicate a date of ca. 220 BC. In 1986, an epoxy body was cast from a silicone rubber mold made from a wax body sculpted using excavation photographs. This is now exhibited with the head in place.
In 1969 a female burial from the Early Roman Iron Age with exceptionally well preserved textiles ... more In 1969 a female burial from the Early Roman Iron Age with exceptionally well preserved textiles was excavated in Lønne Hede in Southwest Jutland, Denmark. At the time, the find drew a great deal of attention and since then, the Lønne Hede Maiden and her blue and red dress have been copied and displayed in museums and textbooks as the female costume of the Scandinavian Iron Age. This article shows that the interpretation of both her costume and her hairstyle is debatable. In 1995 further excavations were carried out revealing a cemetery with both cremation graves from the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age and inhumation graves from the Early Iron Age, as well as an older settlement with long houses, a smithy, and votive deposits from the Early Pre-Roman Iron Age. The burials are not rich graves, with the Lønne Hede Maiden with her pieces of silver jewellery as the exception. However, the Lønne Hede site is remarkable due to the well preserved, boldly coloured textiles and the exceptional pres...
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