The bracelet was unearthed by an anonymous resident in a marsh on the island of Öland and is preserved in excellent condition due to the low-oxygen conditions of the bog. Iron is an unusual ...

The style of the woolen cloak in which she was wrapped dates this woman to the late 16th century, distinguishing her from the more common Iron Age bog bodies. She was in her late 20s or early 30s ...

She said the young woman's fate was not untypical of finds from the era. "As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death which involved the flow of ...

More than a thousand bog bodies and skeletons have come to light, and scientists now have the means to study the remains in such detail that they can, in a sense, resurrect these ancient people.