Egtved Girl
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Egtved Girl | |
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Treetrunk coffin of the Egtved Girl at the National Museum of Denmark | |
| Born | c. 1390 BC |
| Died | c. 1370 BC (aged 16-18) |
| Body discovered | 24 February 1921 |
| Resting place | National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Era | Nordic Bronze Age |
| Known for | Her well-preserved remains |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
The Egtved Girl [ˈektveð] (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, 160 centimetres (63 in) tall, had short, blond hair and well-trimmed nails. Her burial has been dated by dendrochronology to 1370 BC. She was discovered together with cremated remains of a child in a barrow approximately 30 metres (98 ft) wide and 4 metres (13 ft) high. Only the girl's hair, brain, teeth, nails, and a little of her skin remain preserved.