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Yde Girl is a bog body found in the Stijfveen peat bog near the little village of Yde in the Netherlands. She was found on 12 May 1897 and was reputedly uncannily well-preserved when discovered (especially her hair), but by the time the body was turned over to the authorities a fortnight later it had been severely damaged and deteriorated.
Carbon 14 tests have indicated that Yde girl died between 54 BC and 128 AD at an approximate age of 16 years. She had long reddish blonde hair, but one side of her head had been shaved before she died. (Recent studies of Windeby I have suggested that the shaved hair phenomenon in some bog bodies may simply attest to one side of the head being exposed to oxygen slightly longer than the other.) Scans have shown that she suffered from a spine condition known as scoliosis.
The body was found clad in a woolen cape and with a noose wrapped around the neck suggesting she was executed or sacrificed. There was also a stab wound in her collarbone, but that was not determined as cause of death. As with most bog bodies, the skin and features are still preserved, thanks to the tannic acid in the marsh water. When Yde Girl was excavated, the diggers accidentally split her remains in half, effectively destroying her torso. The Yde Girl was put on display at a museum and further study was not carried out on the remains until 1992. Richard Neave of Manchester University took a CT-scan of the skull of Yde girl and determined her age, both anatomically and historically. The Yde girl became internationally known when Mr Neave made a reconstruction of her head, using techniques from plastic surgery and criminal pathology. Yde Girl and her modern reconstruction are displayed at the Drents Museum in Assen.
See also
- Clonycavan Man
- Grauballe Man, found 1952 in Nebelgård Mose, a bog in Jutland, Denmark.
- Haraldskær Woman, 5th century BC, found 1835 in a peat bog in Jutland, Denmark
- Lindow Man
- Old Croghan Man
- Tollund Man, 3rd - 2nd century BC
- Bocksten Man
External links
- Yde girl at the Drents Museum In Dutch.
- Yde Girl - as discovered and facial reconstruction at James M. Deem's Mummy Tombs site.
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