A blow to the head
An injury to the back of her head shows that the woman from Gøngehusvej was hit with a blunt object. She must have survived this blow, because the wound has healed. However, such a heavy blow may have caused some degree of brain damage and probably led to reduced hearing or sight. The reason why the woman received a blow to the head is unknown. By her head was a large bone hairpin and a grebe bill, which may once have been part of a hat made of bird skin. Perhaps this headgear hid the scar at the base of her head.
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![X-ray picture of the Gøngehus woman's injury in the back of her head. A blow to the head](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_Goengehusvej-skade-i-nakke_01_1d90da144e_e6c7d83d70.png)
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