Egtved Girl
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Egtved Girl
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.
