Significance of the Age of the Body
We know that the Elling woman was in the time towards the end of the Iron Age, and as the Iron Age is such a long period of time the body of the Elling woman gives us further insight into this later period, and also more information about women at the time as the majority of bog bodies are male.
Elling woman also gives us a great insight into the fashion at the time and how developed the technology of clothe making and how substantial the trade of clothe and metal work was. This is seen through the stitching and metal clasp. The finer stitching indicates a profession while the repairs indicate it was self repaired, we can then gather there was a trade of clothes at the time.
Elling woman also gives us a great insight into the fashion at the time and how developed the technology of clothe making and how substantial the trade of clothe and metal work was. This is seen through the stitching and metal clasp. The finer stitching indicates a profession while the repairs indicate it was self repaired, we can then gather there was a trade of clothes at the time.