Huldremose Woman

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Huldremose Woman (Danish: Huldremosekvinden), also known as Huldre Fen Woman, is the naturally preserved body of an Iron Age woman discovered in 1879 in a peat bog near Ramten, Jutland, Denmark. Radiocarbon dating places her death between 160 BCE and 340 CE. Her body survived with preserved soft tissue and evidence of injuries around the time of her death, but the find is particularly notable for her clothing. Huldremose Woman was discovered fully dressed in a layered costume of wool, animal skins and plant fibres. Her garments include two skin capes, a woollen skirt and scarf, and traces of a plant-fibre undergarment. Their exceptional preservation has allowed researchers to study Iron Age textile construction, dyes and the geographic origins of the materials used to make them.

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