The Egtved Girl She was young, strong, and very courageous, but she met an untimely demise in the summer of 1370 BC. This spectacular time travel to the Bronze Age lifts the veil of mystery surrounding the girl discovered on a farm field in Denmark in 1921. For the first time in the history of archaeology, scientists have successfully tracked the ways of a pre-historic being and we can accompany her during the last 15 months of life. But who was the girl and why was she buried with gifts?