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Back to Main Page of Grauballe man Grauballe Man's Appearance Science has dated Grauballe Man to have come from the early Iron age (over two thousand years ago) but what did he look like when he was alive? With the help of archeology and science we can figure out a far bit about this man in particular his health, age and absence of clothes.

Health and Age Grauballe Man was 5.7 feet tall, of average build and in his mid-thirties when he died. He had a full head of hair which was probably not red like it is today as the chemicals in the bog turned his hair red. His teeth were worn and he had the disease periodontist. Apart from this science has further revealed Grauballe man lived a fit and healthy life. A close observation of Grauballe Man show he had a wound on his throat caused by a deliberate cut from behind. Another injury found was his broken left tibia.

Clothes Though no clothes were found on Grauballe Man it has been suggested his clothes were placed close by as this has happened with other bog bodies. The clothes may then have disintegrated during the peat-digging. Another suggestion is that the clothes were made out of flax and/or nettle which were not preserved in the bog.