Close-up of the entrails of the man on the right.
Close up of the beard of one of the men.
The bog they were found in is on the border of the north-east of the Netherlands and the north-west of Germany.
The Weerdinge Men, found in Drenthe, The Netherlands in 1904
Two of the best preserved bog bodies of the Netherlands were found laying together in the Bourtanger Moor by a peat-cutter in 1904. They are estimated to have died somewhere between 170 BC and 140 AD. Several other bodies were found in the same moor.
At first people presumed them to be husband and wife, totally missing the obvious clue of beard stubble on the face of the smaller, less well preserved body. Scientists didn’t notice that until 1990. Modern DNA research confirmed they are both male, and revealed they were from different mothers.This led to speculations about them being a gay couple, but there is no conclusive evidence for that either. All we know for sure is they are two men, not full brothers, buried together in a pose that seems affectionate to us.
The body on the right was submerged slightly deeper in the swamp, and is the better preserved of the two. His stomach contained the rests of some kind of porridge, and blackberries. He has a large wound on his torso, with his guts spilling out. It’s likely this wound is what killed him. Some scholars suggested this might indicate he was sacrificed and/or used for divination purposes, but it could also be a battle wound.
The cause of dead of the other person is unknown.
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ETA: Another bog body from the same region: here.