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Bog body. Head of Tollund Man. Died at about age 30-40, Dated to about 280 BCE early Iron Age. Found Bjaeldskovdal bog Denmark in 1950 near Elling Woman. Most well preserved bog body to date. Human remains mummified in natural peat bogs. mummy, embalm
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National Air and Space Museum: References & Edit History

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Noted that the museum also has SpaceShipOne in its collection. Feb 01, 2022
Noted that in 2018 the museum began a yearslong renovation of the building on the Mall. Jul 23, 2020
Modified age appropriateness: Official Site of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Mar 30, 2020
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Institution - A History of National Air and Space Museum. Dec 25, 2019
In discussion of the Udvar-Hazy Center's collection, changed "the space shuttle Enterprise" to "the space shuttle Discovery." May 19, 2017
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - National Air and Space Museum. Feb 13, 2009
New article added. Nov 17, 2008
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