Iron Age skeleton discovered

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish archaeologists said Wednesday they found the well-preserved skeletal remains of an Iron Age woman while excavating an ancient grave site in a suburb of Copenhagen.

The woman, who was between 20 and 40 when she died, probably lived around the year 400, said Tom Giersing of the Kroppedal Museum in Taastrup.

“What we find interesting is her bones are well-preserved and she had jewelry – glass pearls and a metal chain – which could indicate that she was wealthy,” said Giersing, who headed the excavation.

The Iron Age in Denmark lasted from about 500 B.C. to 750 A.D.