Editing Mummy (section)

==== Denmark ====
[[File:Skrudstrupspigen.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Skrydstrup Woman was unearthed from a grave mound in Denmark.]]
Apart from several bog bodies, Denmark has also yielded several other mummies, such as [[Borum Eshøj Family|the three Borum Eshøj mummies]], the [[Skrydstrup Woman]] and the [[Egtved Girl]], who were all found inside burial mounds, or [[tumuli]].

In 1875, the Borum Eshøj grave mound was uncovered, which had been built around three coffins, which belonged to a middle aged man and woman as well as a man in his early twenties.<ref name=Natmus /> Through examination, the woman was discovered to be around 50–60 years old. She was found with several artifacts made of bronze, consisting of buttons, a belt plate, and rings, showing she was of higher class. All of the hair had been removed from the skull later when farmers had dug through the casket. Her original hairstyle is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldtiden.natmus.dk/udstillingen/bronzealderen/familien_i_borum_eshoej/kvinden_fra_borum_eshoej/language/uk/ |title=The woman from Borum Eshøj – Oldtiden |publisher=Oldtiden.natmus.dk |access-date=11 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809051012/http://oldtiden.natmus.dk/udstillingen/bronzealderen/familien_i_borum_eshoej/kvinden_fra_borum_eshoej/language/uk/ |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The two men wore kilts, and the younger man wore a sheath which contained a bronze dagger. All three mummies were dated to 1351–1345 BC.<ref name=Natmus>{{cite web |title=Historical knowledge – the story of Denmark |url=https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/ |website=National Museum of Denmark |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Skrydstrup Woman]] was unearthed from a [[tumulus]] in Southern Jutland, in 1935. Carbon-14 dating showed that she had died around 1300 BC; examination also revealed that she was around 18–19 years old at the time of death, and that she had been buried in the summertime. Her hair had been drawn up in an elaborate hairstyle, which was then covered by a horse hair hairnet made by the [[sprang]] technique. She was wearing a blouse and a necklace as well as two golden earrings, showing she was of higher class.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaul |first=Flemming |url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/en_GB/skrydstrup |title=Skrydstrup, We know where she lived – 1001 Stories of Denmark |publisher=Kulturarv.dk |access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>

The [[Egtved Girl]], dated to 1370 BC, was also found inside a sealed coffin within a tumulus, in 1921. She was wearing a [[bodice]] and a skirt, including a belt and bronze bracelets. Found with the girl, at her feet, were the cremated remains of a child and, by her head, a box containing some bronze pins, a hairnet, and an [[Bradawl|awl]].<ref>Hogan, C. Michael, Girl Barrow, The Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham 4 October 2007</ref><ref>Barber, E.W. The Mummies of Ürümchi. Macmillan, London, 1999. {{ISBN|0-393-04521-8}}</ref><ref>Michaelsen, K.K. Politikens bog om Danmarks Oldtid. Politiken, Denmark, 2002. {{ISBN|87-00-69328-6}}</ref>