History /// On May 12, 1887 the 'Girl of Yde' was found in Drenthe peat ground. The girl of Yde and other bog bodies have been preserved and mummified in relatively good conditions because of the effect of peat; a soil which contains Humic Acid and low amounts of oxygen. On this picture you can see a reconstruction of the girl of Yde made in 1994. You might be wondering how such a young girl ended up in the bog? A visit to the museum of Drenthe can be recommended. Beside the bog body of the girl of Yde, you can admire other bog findings as well. Such as the boat Pesse, the oldest boat ever found. It is 10.000 years old, carved from the trunk of a pine tree with an axe. #Drentshistory #peatstory #veenlijk #bogboddy #drentsmuseum #turf #peat