In 1921, well-preserved remains of a Bronze Age teenager were discovered in Denmark. Lately, researchers have carried out an analysis of the remains of the fossil named Egtved Girl.

As per the analysis, it has been found that the girl came from a very far place. It is considered that she was born in the Black Forest of southwest Germany. Some artifacts have also been found near her remains, pointing towards high stature.

Researchers came to know that she came from far after conducting an analysis of strontium isotopes in her teeth. The research paper published in the Scientific Reports unveiled that similar analysis was also carried out on her hair and fingernails. The analysis unveiled that she came from very far place and had traveled a lot in last two years.

The study researchers explained the reason behind choosing strontium as the base of the test. Strontium is found in earth’s crust, an alkaline metal, absorbed by humans and animals through food and water.

Now, it can differ depending upon geographical location. This helped the researchers to know where a person has lived at different times of their lives. After carrying the assessment, the study researchers were able to know that she has travelled long distances before she died at the age around 18 in 1370 BC.

Kristian Kristiansen from the University of Gothenburg said, “Amber was the engine of Bronze Age economy, and in order to keep the trade routes going, powerful families would forge alliances by giving their daughters in marriage to each other and letting their sons be raised by each other as a kind of security”.

The findings will highlight new possibilities about how people travelled long distances for social and political purposes. Study researcher Karin Frei, an archaeologist at the National Museum of Denmark said that if we look into past then they can see we were already having a developed transportation system.