There are cold cases and there are cold cases, but it’s hard to beat the one that came to light on May 6, 1950, in Silkeborg, Denmark. The local folks were already on edge after reports that a ...

A re-examination of the last meal of an Early Iron Age Denmark bog body called Tollund Man has revealed new details about his final hours. According to findings published Wednesday in the journal ...

A re-analysis of the stomach contents belonging to a naturally mummified Iron Age man is providing new insights into his surprisingly nutritious final meal and compromised state of health. Tollund Man ...

A new study brings insights into the life and death of an ancient mummy. Scientists have uncovered the final meal of the famed Tollund Man, who was killed about 2,400 years ago in what was likely a ...

SILKEBORG, DENMARK—NBC News reports that Nina Nielsen of Silkeborg Museum and her colleagues have re-examined the intestinal contents of Tollund Man, whose 2,400-year-old, naturally preserved remains ...

Some 2,400 years ago, a man was killed and placed in a bog in modern Denmark — probably as some kind of ritual sacrifice. Now, researchers have reconstructed the man’s last meal, down to its recipe.

In May 1950, two Danish farmers were cutting peat in Tollund Fen, in the middle of the Jutland Peninsula, when they found a man’s body. His skin was stained a deep, tawny brown, and he was wearing a ...

A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list. reading time 1 minute The incredibly well-preserved head of Tollund Man. Image: A.

A re-examination of the last meal of an Early Iron Age Denmark bog body called Tollund Man has revealed new details about his final hours. According to findings published Wednesday in the journal ...