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The
Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum in
Hannover, Germany, is a good stop for anyone interested in bog finds and
in the delightful city of Hannover itself.
The museum displays one bog body,
Neu Versen Man, sometimes called Roter Franz due to the bright red color
of his hair. He was found lying on his back in Germany's Bourtangermoor
about 1900.
One special exhibit recreates a bog
trackway, a type of road early people built so they could traverse the
dangerous bog. These trackways were built by early people in order to
travel across dangerous bog land. As you can see in the photo below, three
different layers of logs were used to build the primitive road, besides
the final top rails.
Also on display in the
museum are assorted objects discovered in area bogs: a woman's shoe, a
tunic, and a bucket:
This museum is well worth a visit!
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