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matched to the holes where they were removed from the bog. The skull and two bones were found at a depth of 2.5 metres (8 ft), but the majority of the bones were found at a depth of 3 to 3.5 metres (10 to 11 ft), at a distance of 7 to 8 metres (23 to 26 ft) from the other bones. A thigh bone was found a further 2 metres (7 ft) to the southeast.
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revealed no useful results. The few DNA traces found were probably from contamination by people handling the remains. Later DNA studies based on samples from the molar teeth revealed in 2016 that the person, long considered a woman, was in fact a man. The sex had occasionally been questioned earlier
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In May 1941, a human skull and some bones were discovered near
Koelbjerg on the island of Funen (Fyn). On 21 May, the find was reported to the Fyns Stiftsmuseum. The museum staff were able to reconstruct the original position of the bones only because the blocks of peat containing the bones could be
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investigation of the bones revealed that the man was 155 to 160 centimetres (5 ft 1 in to 5 ft 3 in) tall and 20 to 25 years old. No signs of disease or malnutrition could be identified on the bones and the preservation of the original full set of teeth also had no pathological
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806:Archaeological discoveries in Denmark
304:K. Brøste, K. Fischer-Møller (1943).
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73:revealed that he likely grew up in
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771:"Koelbjerg Fund og fortitsminder"
801:1941 archaeological discoveries
702:Wetland deposits in Scandinavia
251:Pedersen, K.L. (2 April 2017).
169:Den ældste dansker er en mand.
141:"Koelbjergkvinden fra Danmark"
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313:J. Troels-Smith (1943).
419:Girl of the Uchter Moor
239:Retrieved 3 April 2017.
171:Retrieved 3 April 2017.
121:List of unsolved deaths
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283:55.40361°N 10.13306°E
212:og Fund Fortidsminder
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237:Fyn - midt i verden.
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33:Maglemosian culture
687:List of bog bodies
661:Little Salt Spring
589:Amcotts Moor Woman
288:55.40361; 10.13306
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692:List of bogs
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666:Lindow Moss
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595:200–400 AD)
579:Osterby Man
495:350–150 BC)
485:362–175 BC)
475:392–201 BC)
459:Tollund Man
455:400–300 BC)
445:470–120 BC)
439:Gallagh Man
425:764–515 BC)
286: /
208:"Koelbjerg"
143:(in Danish)
67:tooth decay
43:, Denmark.
811:Bog bodies
795:Categories
781:2011-01-06
764:2011-01-06
724:Peter Glob
697:Bog butter
641:Nydam Mose
585:70–220 AD)
519:Lindow Man
515:3rd c. BC)
465:4th c. BC)
399:Cashel Man
360:Bog bodies
353:Bog bodies
274:10°07′59″E
271:55°24′13″N
256:DR Nyheder
222:2011-11-30
147:2011-11-30
127:References
39:Museum in
671:Chat Moss
651:Falbygden
569:Windeby I
102:Carbon 14
80:An early
47:Discovery
680:See also
559:Yde Girl
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375:8000 BC)
192:21 March
115:See also
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29:Denmark
41:Odense
729:Mummy
75:Funen
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