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#Repost///@historyfeels: Clothes preserved from burial of the bronze age Egtved Girl, buried around 1370 BC in Denmark, on the right is a modern recreation of her clothes._The Egtved Girl is one of the best-known figures from prehistory. One summer day in 1370 BC she was buried in an oak coffin in Denmark.Only hair, brain, teeth, nails and a little skin remain today of the Egtved Girl. Her teeth reveal that she was 16-18 years old when she died. She was skinny, 5.2 feet tall (160 centimeters), had short, blond hair and well-trimmed nails.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, which may have been a symbol of the sun, which was the most important element in Bronze Age religion.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.At the feet of the girl was a small bucket of bark had been placed, which once contained a type of beer.The Egtved Girl saw the light of day again when her grave was excavated in 1921 – almost 3500 years later. Her burial has been dated by dendrochronology.Good Source here: https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-bronze-age/the-egtved-girl/