Historians and archaeologists thoroughly investigated the Tollund Man through the wonderful preservation of his body which gave them concrete evidence to support their theories about the death of the Tollund Man. Tollund Man was found on May 6, 1950 by two brothers in Silkeborg, Denmark, in a peat bog. He was positioned on his side in a cradle position, naked with a leather belt around his waist, a pointed sheepskin cap with a leather strap placed securely under his chin and a noose around his neck. The substances present in the peat bog prevented the body from decomposing. The bog contains sphagnum moss which creates acids in the water and grows a glass covering over the water blocking oxygen and retaining heat, all causing slow decomposition. There was sphagnum moss that was found under the Tollund Man who claimed he lived around the 4th/5th century. The main preservations that help the archaeologist the most include the noose, its intestines and its body; mainly his face. The most important and useful preserved evidence of Tollund Man was the noose that had a spiral knot around his neck. This immediately points to the noose as the cause of Tollund Man's death in which he was hanged or strangled. From examinations and knowledge of the hanging it emerged that the Tollund Man was hanged and not strangled due to the marks left by the rope. The mark was around the neck, under the chin but not at the back of the neck, where the knot was located. This proves that he was not strangled because if he had been the mark would have been all around his neck whereas in this case it was not. Furthermore, the type of mark was that of a person who was hanged and further evidence of people who are hanged today shows the same mark. The Tollund Man was... in the center of the sheet... s for Information on Mummies from Egypt and around the world. Network. May 5, 2011. "The Tollund Man, Jutland Peninsula in Denmark, the Højgård brothers, Silkeborg, Danish peat bogs, below, pleasure gold, knotweed, bristle grass and chamomile." Archaeology, Archaeologists, Important archaeological discoveries, Excavations, News, Ancient archaeology, Museums, Monuments, Archaeological organisations, Epic films. Network. May 13, 2011. "The Man from Tollund." Tollund Man: a face of prehistoric Denmark. Network. May 5, 2011. .Williams, Yona. "The Man from Tollund." Unexplainable.Net - UFOs, Ghosts, Paranormal, 2012 & More - Latest News. Network. May 12 2011. .