Matt WillemsenMar 2, 2024
Brutally bludgeoned “Vittrup Man” went from forager to farmer before his death
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/brutally-bludgeoned-vittrup-man-went-from-forager-to-farmer-before-his-death/ #archaeology #denmark #VittrupMan #violence #forager #farmer #bogbody
Brutally bludgeoned “Vittrup Man” went from forager to farmer before his death

The skull was shattered by at least eight blows before the body was tossed into a peat bog.

Ars Technica
Matt WillemsenFeb 22, 2024
The life and gruesome death of a bog man revealed after 5000 years
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00537-3 #archaeology #VittrupMan #denmark #bog #hunter—gatherer
The life and gruesome death of a bog man revealed after 5,000 years

Vittrup Man, who died in his thirties, was a Scandinavian wanderer who settled down between 3300 and 3100 bc.