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The Egtved Girl (c. 1390 – c. 1370 BC) was a Nordic Bronze Age girl whose well-preserved remains were discovered outside Egtved, Denmark in 1921. Aged 16–18 at death, she was slim, 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in) tall, had short, blond hair and well-trimmed nails. Her burial has been dated by dendrochronology to 1370 BC.
The Egtved Girl is one of the best-known figures from prehistory. One summer’s day in 1370 BC she was buried in an oak coffin that was covered by the barrow Storehøj near Egtved, west of Vejle. Although not much is left of the Egtved Girl, her tale is a captivating story of the Bronze Age people.
The Egtved Girl. According to LiveScience, the Egtved Girl’s oak coffin was uncovered in 1921 from a Bronze Age archaeological site near Egtved, Denmark. The grave was found within a burial mound of dense peat bog, and has been dated to 1370 BC. The clothing worn by the Bronze Age teenager, Egtved Girl.
By Brandon Keim. May 21, 2015. • 4 min read. Though she died nearly 3,500 years ago, the Egtved Girl tells a surprisingly modern story. A new analysis of the iconic Bronze Age woman, whose...
Here we investigate the remarkable remains of the iconic Egtved Girl, who belongs to an impressive group of Bronze Age oak coffin burials from Denmark that were placed in monumental elite...
SMART NEWS. Cool Finds. What Was Life Like for a Girl in the Bronze Age? Analysis of a 3,400-year-old burial traces the life story of a Bronze Age female. Helen Thompson. May 27, 2015. The...
"The Egtved girl," who should really be seen as a woman in Bronze Age terms, was between 16 to 18 years old. In the Bronze Age the average life expectancy was only about 30 years. European...
