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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.
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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. [1] The name was chosen from common ancient Greek names. [2]
Mar 7, 2023 · MYRTIS, AN ATHENIAN GIRL WHO LIVED 2500 YEARS AGO. Myrtis died of typhoid fever during the plague which hit Athens in the middle of the 5th Century BC. Typhoid fever today – 2.500 years after – affects over 21 million people around the world, causing more than 200,000 deaths annually, predominantly among pre-school and school-age children ...
Jan 19, 2018 · The remains of Myrtis, a young girl, was discovered in Athens. Her reconstruction caused a sensation in 2010. History came to life on Friday in Athens, when scientists revealed the face of a woman who lived in central Greece 7,000 years ago.
Jun 11, 2020 · Myrtis is believed to have died in the Plague of Athens in 430-427 BC after experts were able to isolate genes of the disease that caused the deadly typhoid fever from her teeth.
Aug 31, 2010 · The exhibition “Myrtis: Face to Face with the Past” is centred on the facial reconstruction by scientists of an 11 year old Athenian girl that lived and died in ancient Athens during the 5th century BC. Her bones were discovered between 1994 and 1995 in a mass grave with another 150 bodies.
May 14, 2020 · In 430 BC, an 11-year-old ancient Athenian girl called “Myrtis” − a victim of the great plague of Athens — could not imagine that after 2500 years, she would take part in the global effort in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 12, 2010 · Myrtis is the central person of the exhibition «Myrtis: Face to face with the past» which has begun a planned tour of Greek and foreign cities. WHO estimates that the global prevalence of typhoid fever is between 16 million and 33 million cases annually, with 500,000 to 700,000 deaths.
