by Comyn » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:38 am
I was reading about the
Newgrange excavation (and reconstruction) tonight and I ran across mention of the
Bell Beaker Folk.Needing a refresher anyway I ran through the
various cultures of Europe from Neolithic times through early Bronze Age until I ran into the
Egtved Girl of the Nordic Bronze Age.The Egtved girl, found in a barrow in Denmark, was buried in 1370 BC, and was well preserved.
Her clothing caused a sensation when her tomb was excavated in 1920.The close fitting sleeves and short skirt seem very modern to me.The
Lejre Experimental Centre reconstructed the clothing for the Museum of Denmark, and indeed have reconstructed an entire
Iron Age settlement as well for the purposes of living history.
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