Lady of Schengen

The Lady of Schengen (Luxembourgish: Prinzessin vu Schengen; German: Die Dame von Schengen) is the name given to a woman who lived in the Iron Age in what is now Luxembourg. Her tomb, dated to the 1st millennium BCE, was discovered and excavated in 1995. Her tomb is known for its rich grave goods. She may have held a significant place in her society, and was possibly a Celtic ruler.

She is also known as the "Princess of Schengen" and the "Lady of the Digging Pond". The tomb of the Lady of Schengen is situated on the banks of the Moselle between Schengen and Remerschen.

Discovery and analysis In 1995 the National Research Centre for Archaeology in Luxembourg began work at a cemetery site on the banks of the Moselle. The researchers discovered the tomb, or grave, of a woman whom they dubbed "The Lady of Schengen". Archaeologists also found the cremated remains of a man's body in the grave between the Lady of Schengen's feet.

The Lady of Schengen was buried in highly acidic soil. As a consequence, nearly her entire body was dissolved; only four of her teeth could be recovered. Belginum Archäologiepark in Germany exhibited her reconstructed tomb in 2020.