Tomb reveals warrior women who roamed the ancient Caucasus

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The skeletons of two women who lived some 3,000 years ago in what is now Armenia suggest that they were involved in military battles — probably as horse-riding, arrow-shooting warriors¹.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03828-1

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Khudaverdyan, A. Y., Yengibaryan, A. A., Khachatryan, H. H. & Hovhanesyan, A. A. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3077 (2021).

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