Iron Age Celtic Woman Buried in 'Tree Trunk Coffin' Discovered in Switzerland


July 30, 2019

During the late Iron Age, Celts laid one of their own to rest in a tree coffin, but not before they dressed her to the nines; she wore a fine woolen dress and shawl, a sheepskin coat and a beautiful necklace strung with glass and amber beads, according to the Office for Urban Development in Zurich.

After studying the 2,200-year-old burial, archaeologists learned that the woman was about 40 years old when she died and had probably performed little physical labor during her lifetime. Moreover, an analysis of her teeth suggested this woman liked to eat starchy or sweetened foods.

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