Myrtis
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Myrtis' reconstructed appearance, National archaeological museum of athens|National Archaeological Museum of Athens 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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Within Vinony's link graph, Myrtis is referenced by 68 other articles, and connects out to Classical Athens, National Archaeological Museum of Athens and Greece.
It is catalogued under topics including 1990s archaeological discoveries, 430s BC deaths and 440s BC births.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Person.name
- Myrtis
- Person.image
- Myrtis skull.jpg
- Person.caption
- Myrtis' skull
- Person.birth_date
- 441 BC
- Person.death_date
- 430 BC (aged 11)
- Person.death_place
- Athens
- Person.body_discovered
- 1994–95
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- manner of death
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- cause of death
- typhoid fever
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- date of birth
- 0440-01-01
- date of death
- 0430-01-01
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- Myrtis reconstruction in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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- Reconstruction
- Dental condition
- See also
- Notes
- External links
thumb|200px|Myrtis' reconstructed appearance, National archaeological museum of athens|National Archaeological Museum of Athens 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.
The United Nations Regional Information Centre made Myrtis a friend of the Millennium Development Goals and used her in the UN campaign "We Can End Poverty".
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