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On the left is the burial of the bronze age "Egtved Girl," buried circa 1370 BC in Denmark

On the left is the burial of the bronze age "Egtved Girl," buried circa 1370 BC in Denmark, although she probably would have been considered a woman in those times. On the right is a modern recreation of her clothing. "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. "Her teeth reveal that she was 16-18 years old when she died. On her body, she wore a short tunic and a knee-length skirt made of cords. A belt plate of bronze decorated with spirals lay on her stomach. She also had a comb made of horn with her in the grave, attached to her belt.  Around each arm was a ring of bronze, and she had a slender ring in her ear. By her face lay a small box of bark with a bronze awl and the remains of a hair net. At the feet of the Egtved Girl, a small bucket of bark had been placed, which once c...