| Emmer-Erfscheidenveen | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Emmen |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 14 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.98 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,785 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7881 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0591 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
| Coordinates: | 52.8035°N 6.9896°W |
Emmer-Erfscheidenveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
The name translates to "bog property division of Emmen". In 1938, it was designated a hamlet and part of Emmer-Compascuum.[3] Emmer-Erfscheidenveen has a sizeable population,[2] a church and retail, therefore, it should have been considered a village.[3] The postal authorities have put it under Emmer-Compascuum.[4]
In 1938, the son of Middeljans, an inhabitant of Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, discovered what he believed to be human remains in the moorland. His father brought in the police who could not make sense of it, and decided not to investigate. Several days later, he told his teacher about the discovery, and the teacher decided to consult an expert.[5]
It was a bog body of a tall man. Only the skin of his body had remained, however his clothes were in good condition. He was buried on a wooden stretcher.[6] The body has been dated to the 12th to 14th century BC making it one of the oldest bog bodies in the Netherlands. He was probably killed. The body is on display in the Drents Museum.[7]