Ommelanderwijk Man
Ommelanderwijk Man is a bog body found near Ommelanderwijk, Veendam, The Netherlands in 1986. Much is unknown about the body and the life he led. Ommelanderwijk Man dates back to the Iron Age of Europe, carbon dating suggests that he most likely lived in the 300's B.C.E. Ommelanderwijk Man is one of hundreds bog bodies found in Northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia. As with many bog bodies, Ommelanderwijk Man is thoroughly preserved by the low oxygen environment of the bog.
Discovery and Naming[edit]
In March 1986, a local farmer and his son found a several bones extruding from the surface in a boggy section of their land. The farmer was expanding the available farmland, using small bulldozers and backhoes to level the land. The farmer and son soon realized that they had found a human body and reported it to the police. The police originally filed the report under an unknown murder or suicide, but it soon became apparent that the body was very old. The police soon called in a archaeologists, anthropologists, and other specialized scientists. They extracted the body from the bog and transported it to their laboratory. As with most bog bodies, the scientists named the body after the nearby town, Ommelanderwijk.
Condition of the Body[edit]
The body was heavily damaged by the bulldozer, exposing the body's innards. As scientists studied Ommelanderwijk Man in the laboratory, they tried to distinguish 20th century damages to the body versus ancient injuries. Although there is significant disagreement about when damages to the body occurred, major ancient injuries include a large, deep cut to the face (many think caused by a sword slash), and an axe wound penetrating Ommelanderwijk Man's back. Violent deaths and injuries are common with most bog bodies. It is common for bog bodies to be stabbed, slashed, hung, beaten, and else wise brutally mutilated. It has been determined that typical people at the time were cremated, the reason people were killed and put in the bog is a mystery to this day.
References[edit]
- ↑ PBS Nova Program: Ghosts of Murdered Kings. Originally aired: 01.29.14 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ghosts-murdered-kings.html
- ↑ Ommelanderwijk Wikipedia Page. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommelanderwijk
- ↑ List of Bog Bodies Wikipedia Page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bog_bodies
- ↑ PBS Article on Bog Bodies. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bog/iron-nf.html
- ↑ Archeaology.org: Bodies of the past. http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/bog/
- ↑ National Geographic: Tales from the Bog. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/09/bog-bodies/bog-bodies-text
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