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Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands: Bog Objects

 

Included in the collection are a pair of hair braids that date to 600 B.C. They are displayed on a block of peat (as shown in the photo to the left). Hair braids, buns, and even pony tails were often left in bogs, most likely as offerings to the gods and goddesses that early European people worshipped.

Also exhibited are a pair of leather shoes (which look more like slippers) that date from the Roman period.

 

 

 

 

 

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