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Weerdinge Men

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Weerdinge men 1904
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The Weerdinge Men are a pair of remarkably well preserved Iron Age bog bodies discovered on 29 June 1904 in the southern part of the Bourtange moor near the village of Weerdinge in Drenthe, the Netherlands. Radiocarbon dating places their deaths between about 160 BC and AD 220. The men were originally known as the Weerdinge Couple because one of the bodies was thought to be female, but later examination confirmed that both individuals were adult males. Their preservation, paired deposition, and unusual injuries have made them one of the most studied archaeological finds in the Netherlands.

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Weerdingerkanaal Noordzijde, Emmen

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