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.
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.