A bog body is a term used to describe human remains or complete corpse finds that have been preserved through soft tissue preservation in the acidic environment of a raised bog as well as through the exclusion of oxygen and the effect of humic acids, while the mineral portions of the bones often dissolve.

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Alwin R 🚲

December 31, 2024

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Bog body from Ammerland How the boy from Kayhausen was found 100 years ago. On July 3, 1922, Friedrich Roggemann encountered resistance while digging peat. Piece by piece, he uncovered a body: Roggemann had discovered the boy from Kayhausen.

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October 1, 2023

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Bog body from Ammerland How the boy from Kayhausen was found 100 years ago. On July 3, 1922, Friedrich Roggemann encountered resistance near the peat ditch. He then uncovered a body piece by piece: Roggemann had discovered the boy from Kayhausen.

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1. Moor nature trail with rest area – Raised Bog Field Station loop from Specken

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