One of the best-known Danish Bronze-Age burials, the well preserved Egtved Girl was found in a barrow in 1921. Her woolen clothing, hair, and nails were perfectly preserved, but all her bones were missing.
Scientists studying the ancient teenager’s remains have now made the surprising discovery that the Egtved Girl traveled great distances before her death, and wasn’t from Denmark at all.
A study has been published in the journal Nature detailing the results of modern tests done by scientists. Strontium isotope analysis on Egtved Girl’s molar, hair, and fingernails, combined with examination of her distinctive woolen clothing, have revealed she was born and raised hundreds of miles from her burial site in Egtved, in modern Denmark.
Findings now show she likely came from The Black Forest of South West Germany, and she traveled between the two locations via ship frequently in the last two years of her life.
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