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11-24-2013, 07:47 AM
Windeby I is the name given to the bog body found preserved in a peat bog near Windeby, Northern Germany, in 1952. Until recently, the body was also called the Windeby Girl, because an archeologist believed it to be the body of a 14-year old girl, because of its slight build. Prof. Heather Gill-Robinson, a Canadian anthropologist and pathologist, used DNA testing to show the body was actually that of a boy
The body appears to have a half-shaven head and a woollen blindfold tied across the eyes. Recent examinations have however established that the hair over the half of the scalp was not shaven, but had rather decomposed due to being exposed to oxygen a little longer than the rest of the body. The "blindfold" is in fact a woollen band, made using the sprang technique, that was probably used to tie back the boy’s shoulder-length hair and which had slipped down over the face after the boy's death. The evidence from the body suggests that the boy had been murdered, possibly as a sacrifice or a punishment. This idea is supported by the observation that the body was discovered underneath rocks and branches, which were presumably used to hold the body down.
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Reconstruction: (i put a spoiler so you can try to do it hardmode)
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The Bocksten Man (also spelled as Boxsten) is the remains of a medieval man's body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the Varberg County Museum. The man had been killed and knocked to the bottom of a lake which later became a bog. The bog where the body was found lies about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Varberg on the west coast of Sweden, close to the most important medieval road in the area: the Via Regia. He was recently reconstructed to show what he may have looked like when he was alive
The man was 170–180 centimetres (67–71 in) tall and slenderly built. There is an injury covering about 8 by 5 centimetres (3 × 2 in) on the right side of the cranium. Of the inner organs, parts of the lungs, liver and brain as well as cartilage are preserved.
The tunic is among the best-preserved medieval tunics in Europe, and made of woollen fabric. He was wearing a gugel hood with a 90 centimetres (35 in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) wide liripipe ("tail"). On his upper body he wore a shirt and a cloak, while his legs were covered by hosiery.
Apart from the clothing he had a fabric bag, foot coverings, leather shoes, a belt, a leather sheath and two knives.
The leather sheath was 40 millimetres (1.6 in) wide and 62 millimetres (2.4 in) long, composed of three layers with a combined saltire and St George's Cross (thus giving a pattern similar to Union Jack) carved on the outer layer. On the inner layer a similar pattern was carved, though this time a pole was added to the symbol.
The man had been knocked to the lake bed by two poles; one of oak that hit his heart and one of beech which went through his back.
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Reconstruction down there
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The body appears to have a half-shaven head and a woollen blindfold tied across the eyes. Recent examinations have however established that the hair over the half of the scalp was not shaven, but had rather decomposed due to being exposed to oxygen a little longer than the rest of the body. The "blindfold" is in fact a woollen band, made using the sprang technique, that was probably used to tie back the boy’s shoulder-length hair and which had slipped down over the face after the boy's death. The evidence from the body suggests that the boy had been murdered, possibly as a sacrifice or a punishment. This idea is supported by the observation that the body was discovered underneath rocks and branches, which were presumably used to hold the body down.
http://s020.radikal.ru/i717/1311/84/c083e8f45291.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/4b74fa11b8e0470999e94ffe21e3fe9d)
http://s017.radikal.ru/i418/1311/25/05427b535103.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/b1d0a091519d44879345484364550796)
http://i018.radikal.ru/1311/0e/c47058e5814d.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/1941f7447e2442a69d5775599dc0088c)
http://i065.radikal.ru/1311/78/80ef34cdce0f.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/3e0aa618af9e4f77a5736a44961f702b)
Reconstruction: (i put a spoiler so you can try to do it hardmode)
http://s020.radikal.ru/i712/1311/87/d4b1e8d70f93.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/4f0ad8ccebca42359410123ad1e67762)
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http://s019.radikal.ru/i634/1311/3a/265d461683ba.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/f6968ac16df843c7b0752154ba2f04da)
The Bocksten Man (also spelled as Boxsten) is the remains of a medieval man's body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the Varberg County Museum. The man had been killed and knocked to the bottom of a lake which later became a bog. The bog where the body was found lies about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Varberg on the west coast of Sweden, close to the most important medieval road in the area: the Via Regia. He was recently reconstructed to show what he may have looked like when he was alive
The man was 170–180 centimetres (67–71 in) tall and slenderly built. There is an injury covering about 8 by 5 centimetres (3 × 2 in) on the right side of the cranium. Of the inner organs, parts of the lungs, liver and brain as well as cartilage are preserved.
The tunic is among the best-preserved medieval tunics in Europe, and made of woollen fabric. He was wearing a gugel hood with a 90 centimetres (35 in) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) wide liripipe ("tail"). On his upper body he wore a shirt and a cloak, while his legs were covered by hosiery.
Apart from the clothing he had a fabric bag, foot coverings, leather shoes, a belt, a leather sheath and two knives.
The leather sheath was 40 millimetres (1.6 in) wide and 62 millimetres (2.4 in) long, composed of three layers with a combined saltire and St George's Cross (thus giving a pattern similar to Union Jack) carved on the outer layer. On the inner layer a similar pattern was carved, though this time a pole was added to the symbol.
The man had been knocked to the lake bed by two poles; one of oak that hit his heart and one of beech which went through his back.
http://s019.radikal.ru/i611/1311/b4/18e0162ceb5e.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/c4038b5e3b6f46acb5ecb1edb72f28ed)
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http://s019.radikal.ru/i640/1311/f7/931227a9bf5a.jpg (http://radikal.ru/fp/e708b0a61cac457db89a612496a88c98)
Reconstruction down there
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