UNIDENTIFIED: May 19 to 22 1945 Uithuizermeeden, Netherlands John Doe

 Between May 19 to 22 1945 the body of a man was found in Uithuizermeeden, Netherlands. There is little information in this case. 

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Politie

The Aschbroeken Man

 

In 1931 the body of a man was found in a peat pit in Drenthe near Weerdinge, Netherlands. The body was well preserved, unfortunately, his skull was lost soon after discovery.  The body was that of a man who lived and died during the bronze age between 1316-928 B.C. He would now be known as the Aschbroeken Man as his identity will never be known.

The man was between 35 and 45-year-old when he died. His bones showed that he had broken his right upper arm once, and the fracture healed wrong. This caused the arm to point slightly outwards. He had growth spurts from around 9 that were likely caused by being ill or malnutrition at the time. 

It's unknown why he ended up in the bog, but his arm may have been the reason. Evidence from other bog bodies in the Netherlands showed that many of them also had some sort of disability. This may have been the reason he ended up in the bog also. 

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Wikipedia

Drents Museum

UNIDENTIFIED: 1941 Usquert, Netherlands John Doe

In 1941 a man was found drowned in Usquert, Netherlands. There is little information in this case. 

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Politie

UNIDENTIFIED: September 14, 1935 Netherlands Jane Doe

On September 14, 1935, a woman was found drowned in the Netherlands. She was buried in Delfzijl. There is little information in this case.

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Netherland Police

The Weerding Men

 

In 1904 two bog bodies were found in Drenthe, Netherlands in the southern part of Bourtange Moor. The two were laid together in the bog initially making people think they were a couple and or related. This would lead to one of the bodies (the smaller one) being thought of being a woman. Leading for them to be called the Weerding Couple, or Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra. Later DNA tests showed that they were both males and were not Maternally related. 

The Weerding Men likely died between 160 BC and 220 AD. One of the men (the better preserved one) was found with a large wound in his chest with his intestines spilled out. It may have been ritualistic and may have been in an attempt to divine the future by reading entrails. It's unknown if this was the way he died or was killed. It's unknown how the other man died. 

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Wikipedia

Mummipedia

UNIDENTIFIED: July 24, 1940, Callantsoog, Netherlands Doe

 

On July 24, 1940, the remains of a person were found and buried in Callantsoog, Netherlands. It was believed that they had drowned. They were wearing leather shoes. The descendant was dug up and DNA was taken, but it was insufficient. Gender could not be determined. They reburied the remains in Sint Maartensbrug.

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Doe Network
Politie

The Yde Girl

Images of her and the 1992 reconstruction of her face. 

On May 12, 1897, a man working in the Stifveen peat bog near Yde, Netherlands a well-preserved mummy of a teenaged girl. They referred to the girl as Het Meisje van Yde in Dutch. Which is meant the girl from Yde.

Yde Girls' body wasn't turned over to authorities until two weeks after she was found. Due to the conditions that a bog has, it allows bodies inside of it to mummify. Her body went through some deterioration and decomposing due to mishandling. People also came to see the body and took hair and teeth from the body.

The mummy had Carbon-14 dating done on her. It was found she had died between 54 BC and 128 AD. She had died around 16 years old.  It was found she had scoliosis of the spine and stood at 137 cm and was short for her age. Her hair was nicely preserved as it was long and reddish-blonde hair. It's possible one side of her head was shaved, but sometimes this shaved feature is seen in bog bodies and it's possible that that side of her head was in oxygen a bit longer.  She was wearing a woolen cape and around her neck was a braided woolen band. The braided band was wrapped around her neck three times.

She had a stab wound to her collar bone, but it is unknown if this was what killed her. It's believed the stabbing happened when she unconscious as there were no defensive wounds.

Her name and story are lost to history. It's not sure why she had died or why her body was left in a Peat Bog. Some speculate that she was murdered or sacrificed. Others think that maybe the woolen band around her neck is evidence that she killed herself. It's not sure what really happened to the girl.

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Mummipedia
Awesome Stories
Atlas Obscura
Wikipedia