Weerdinge Men

Radiocarbon dating shows that they likely died between 160 BC and 220 AD.

At first, it was believed that one of the two bodies was female, which led to the name "Weerdinge Couple", or, more popular, "Mr. and Mrs. Veenstra", veen being the Dutch term for bog and "Veenstra" being a common Dutch surname.

[1] The more complete Weerdinge Man had a large wound on his chest, through which his intestines spilt out.

Some observers believe that this points to a ritualistic purpose for the killing.

[1] Strabo, a Roman historian, recounts tales of Iron Age Europeans attempting to divine the future by "reading entrails.