Both the strange and solemn coffin of Celtic women 2,200 years ago attracted the attention of archaeologists.
A beautiful Celtic woman dressed in dresses and scarves, a sheepskin coat and a bead necklace made of glass beads and amber before resting in a tree coffin at the end of the Iron Age, according to the Office. Urban Development in Zurich, Switzerland. After studying the tomb for 2,200 years, archaeologists identified a woman of about 40 when she died and had few manual labor. The results of the teeth analysis show that this woman likes sweet or starchy foods.
The picture of the coffin of the ancient Celtic woman.(Photo: Sun).
Most notably is the coffin of women.The dead are buried in a hollowed tree trunk with the outer shell intact. The researchers found the remains in March 2017 in a construction project at the Kern complex in Zurich's Aussersihl district. The city archaeological department conducted an interdisciplinary examination to understand the life of a woman who lived in 200 BC.
Archaeological group is also attracted by the necklace of the tomb owner. Both ends of the ring have a stopper to string yellow glass and amber beads. The woman also wears exquisite bracelets and brass belts.
The woman's remains are only about 80 meters away from the grave of a Celtic man in 1903. The man was buried with a sword, shield and spear. Since they died in the century, the team speculated that they might know each other.
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