An analysis based on samples from the bones indicated a diet of plants and land-based animals, with little or no seafood.
[2] A strontium isotope analysis revealed that he likely grew up in Funen, the island where the remains were found.
Later DNA studies based on samples from the molar teeth revealed in 2016 that the person, long considered a woman, was in fact a man.
[6] The distribution of bones over a large area is understandable if the person drowned in the lake: the soft tissues of the corpse may have decayed while floating in open water, allowing disarticulation of the body.
Approximately 2.5 kilometres (2 mi) southwest, near the Nerverkær-Moor, remains were found of settlements dating back to the Maglemosian culture.