Helga
The Egtved Girl is a young Bronze Age girl whose well-preserved remains were discovered in 1921 in the Danish village of Egtved. She lived around 1390–1370 BC, was between 16 and 18 years old at death, approximately 1.60 m tall, with blonde hair and well-manicured nails. His body was found inside an oak coffin, wrapped in ox skin, in a tomb of great archaeological importance. His remains — including hair, teeth, nails, brain and part of his skin — were preserved thanks to the acidic conditions of the swamp soil. She was dressed in a woolen bodice with elbow-length sleeves, a short woolen skirt and wore a woolen belt with a bronze disc decorated with spirals, probably symbolizing the Sun. At her feet were the cremated remains of a child aged 5 to 6 years. Isotopic analyzes indicated that it did not originate from Denmark, but probably from the Black Forest region of Germany, having traveled to Jutland (Denmark) in the
About Helga
The Egtved Girl is a young Bronze Age girl whose well-preserved remains were discovered in 1921 in the Danish village of Egtved. She lived around 1390–1370 BC, was between 16 and 18 years old at death, approximately 1.60 m tall, with blonde hair and well-manicured nails. His body was found inside an oak coffin, wrapped in ox skin, in a tomb of g...Read more