Girl of the Uchter Moor

Iron Age bog body found in Lower Saxony, Germany

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Lived -700–-500, aged 200
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    -700–-500
    Aged 200
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Updated 2026-08-16

The Girl of the Uchter Moor, also known as Moora, is a female Iron Age bog body discovered in 2000 in marshland near Uchte, Germany. The remains include vertebrae, hair, and skull pieces. The studies of the body began in 2005. The radiocarbon dating performed at the University of Kiel showed that she had died between 764 and 515 BC. Despite common Iron Age burial practices, the body was not cremated. All the body parts are estimated to have been found except for one scapula.

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