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Archaeological remains of a Greek girl

Lived 440 BC to 430 BC · aged 10
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Myrtis is the name given by archaeologists to an 11-year-old girl from ancient Athens, whose remains were discovered in 1994-95 in a mass grave during work to build the metro station at Kerameikos, Greece. The name was chosen from common ancient Greek names.

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Myrtis is the name given by archaeologists to an 11-year-old girl from ancient Athens, whose remains were discovered in 1994-95 in a mass grave during work to build the metro station at Kerameikos, Greece. The name was chosen from common ancient Greek names. The analysis showed that Myrtis and two other bodies in the mass grave had died of typhoid fever during the Plague of Athens in 430 BC.

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Lived 440 BC to 430 BC · aged 10
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