The Feet
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The Tollund Man's feet were well-preserved when he was discovered, and were kept in formalin with one of his fingers, so they could be examined later on.
The picture shows the Tollund Man's right foot. His big toe was removed and used for experiments with preservation which is why it's missing.
The feet are big as if they belonged to a man who was taller than the 161 cm the Tollund Man measured when he was found in 1950. On one of the soles of his feet the medical examiners found two scars which proved that the Tollund Man, at least sometimes, walked around barefoot and several times have stepped on sharp stones or thorns. The fact that the toes are slightly pushed together might indicate that he did wear some kind of footwear at other times. |
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 The head
The head was almost shocking well-preserved...
Hair and beard
The Tollund Man didn't have a special hairstyle...
The body
Only the side of the body which had been turned upwards in the excavation in the peat bog showed signs of decomposition...
The hands
His arms and hands were almost skeletonized...
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 The feet after they have been reconstructed. Big picture
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The Naked Body
The Naked Body 
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