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title: Osterby Man
author: Bullenwächter
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3067/osterby-man/
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license: GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
updated: 2024-06-12
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# Osterby Man
_Authored by Bullenwächter_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3067.jpg)
## Image Caption
The "Osterby Man" was found in a peat bog in 1948 near Osterby, Germany, and has been dated to between 75 and 130 CE. He sports a Suebian knot, a hairstyle associated with the Suebi ([Alemanni](https://www.worldhistory.org/alemanni/)).
State Archaeological Museum at Gottorf Castle in Schleswig, Germany.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Bullenwächter. (2014, September 23). Osterby Man. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bullenwächter. "Osterby Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 23, 2014. .
### MLA
Bullenwächter. "Osterby Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Sep 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osterby_Man.jpg) by [**Bullenwächter**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osterby_Man.jpg). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 23 September 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.