CreatorBlumenbach, Johann Friedrich (collector); Dr. Murray (collector)

Place of OriginDrakenberg; Göttingen; Germany

Date17th century; 1871 (collection)

DescriptionThis skull of a man in his mid-30s shows the scar of a non-lethal injury on the left side of the forehead. It dates to Thirty Years War and is considered the remains of a Swedish soldier from a burial on the Drakenberg near Göttingen. It was handed over to the famous Blumenbach Skull Collection by Dr. Murray in 1871 .

TagsBiological anthropology; human skull; neurocranium; Thirty Year's War; Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

Dimensions165 x 140 x 195

Material/Mediumbone

Image LicenseCC-BY

Image Rights HolderGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen

Photographic CreditsMichael Schultz

Metadata RightsCC-0