Yde Girl (English: / ˈ ɪ d ə / ⓘ) is a bog body found in the Stijfveen peat bog near the village of Yde, Netherlands. She was found on 12 May 1897 and was reputedly uncannily well-preserved when discovered (especially her hair ), but by the time the body was turned over to the authorities two weeks later, it had been severely damaged and ...

Nov 28, 2010 · The Yde girl wore a woolen cape and a noose that wrapped around her neck three times, suggesting she had been sacrificed or executed. A stab wound was also found near her collarbone.

Aug 31, 2021 · On May 12, 1897, two laborers dredging peat from a Stijfveen bog near the Dutch village of Yde believed they had seen the devil. Rising to the surface without warning, the deformed and blackened corpse with hair the color of fire sent the men running. Now known as the Yde Girl, she had been preserved for 2,000 years.

Where found: near the village of Yde, Drenthe, the Netherlands Manner of death: Strangulation. A woolen band remains around her throat. She was also stabbed with a knife near her left clavicle. Noteworthy: A CAT scan revealed that she suffered from scoliosis and probably had an irregular gait. She was buried in a large woolen cloak.

The Yde Girl is the most famous bog body in the Netherlands. She was discovered in the peat in May of 1897 by two turf cutters from Drenthe who were working between the villages of Yde and Vries. They were so startled by what they had found, that they immediately fled.

Yde Girl appears to have been strangled and stabbed at the age of 16. Some experts believe she was selected for sacrifice in part because of her awkward gait and curved spine (CT scans revealed...

Sep 18, 2021 · According to All That's Interesting, a 1992 CT scan revealed the Yde girl to be around 16-years-old (due to her lack of wisdom teeth) and to have died between 54 B.C. and 128 A.D. Likewise, she stood at only four-and-a-half-feet tall and was suffering from severe scoliosis.

Yde Girl is one of the most unforgettable bog bodies (ranking right up there with Denmark's Tollund Man and England's Lindow Man). Discovered in the Netherlands' Bourtangermoor, Yde Girl has been well-studied by the Dutch archaeologist W.A.B. van der Sanden.

Apr 5, 2022 · The Yde girl’s skin and features were well-preserved as are most bog bodies because lack of oxygen prevents bacteria from breaking down the tissue; the tannic acid in the marsh water also helps to preserve the bodies. Carbon-14, or radiocarbon, dating, suggests she lived between 54BC and 128AD, so she died in the 1st century.

Dec 1, 2019 · Presumably the Yde Girl, the Netherlands’ most famous bog body, was killed by her own fellow villagers. These are the findings of a new environmental analysis of the scene of the crime, more than 2,000 years after the deed was committed.