Yde Girl

Yde Girl
1992 facial reconstruction by Richard Neave
Bornc. 54 BC – 128 AD
Diedc. 54 BC – 128 AD
near Yde, Drenthe, present-day Netherlands
Cause of deathStrangulation (suggested); possible execution or sacrifice
Body discovered12 May 1897 (1897-05-12)
Stijfveen peat bog near Yde, Drenthe, Netherlands
53°05′49″N 6°35′06″E / 53.09694°N 6.58500°E / 53.09694; 6.58500
Known forWell-preserved bog body and forensic facial reconstruction

Yde Girl (English: /ˈɪdə/ ⓘ) is a bog body found in the Stijfveen peat bog near the village of Yde, Netherlands. She was found on 12 May 1897 and was reputedly uncannily well-preserved when discovered (especially her hair), but by the time the body was given to the authorities two weeks later, it had been severely damaged and deteriorated. Most of her teeth and hair had been pulled from the skull. The peat-cutting tools had also been reported to have severely damaged the body.

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