This bright young teenage girl was filled with wonder. She had groomed hair, manicured nails, and she wore a nice short tunic. She sounds very modern but no in fact she wasn't from today. She lived during the Bronze Age. This girl was found in 1921 covered in ox hide. Around her waist was a cord belt with a bronze sun disk showing a spiral pattern. She had been in an oak wood coffin, buried in the bogs near Egtved village in Denmark. There were other pieces of jewellery found on her, and around were other small items including a bronze awl, a horn comb, bucket of beer, hairnet and a small box made of bark. The beer was made with honey, cow berries, wheat and bog myrtle. Curiously, the tiny box contained human bones. Also beside the Egtved girl was human ash wrapped in fabrics. The ash and bones were tested. It all belonged to the same individual, who was a small child. Is this a relative of the Egtved girl? As of yet, the identity of this child is unknown. Going by all of this, many believe that the Egtved girl was a significant character and that she died of an illness. It's been discovered that this girl took many trips to Denmark and Germany often. Was she a negotiator of families? A bride? A priestess? It's believed she died during Summer because of the burial, with yarrow flowers. More research will find new and interesting discoveries about the way this girl lived and exactly what she ate, where she came from and what role she played in Bronze Age society.
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