A cartoon included with the new research depicts how Vittrup Man was possibly sacrificed in a swamp.
Mandatory Credit: Anders Fischer/Niels Bach
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5,200 years ago, ‘Vittrup Man’ violently died in a bog ; now, researchers know his story
About 5,200 years ago, a man’s life ended violently in a peat bog in northwest Denmark. Now, researchers have used advanced genetic analyses to tell the unexpected story of “Vittrup Man,” the oldest known immigrant in Denmark’s history.
