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http://archaeology.org/news/1442-131021-etruscan-warrior-princess

TARQUINIA, ITALY—Analysis of the skeleton discovered in an untouched Etruscan tomb last month has revealed that its so-called warrior prince is actually a middle-aged woman. The 2,600-year-old tomb contains two funerary beds carved into the rock. The remains of the princess, who was holding a spear, lay on one of the platforms. The other held a partially incinerated skeleton, now identified as that of a man. An aryballos, painted in the Greek-Corinthian style, hung from a nail on the wall. Several pieces of jewelry and a bronze-plated box were also recovered.

http://www.livescience.com/40530-etruscan-warrior-prince-is-a-princess.html

Comments

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Whoop! How excellent. I love the fact that at the end of the article they admit that often the grave goods are used as a determiner of sex but that men like their bling too. Absolutely! Men can be peacocks just as easily as women, and women can make formidable warriors.

- Erulisse (one L)

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

Fascinating! How do they know the bones belonged to a prince and princess? The thought occurs to me that the people could have been wealthy instead.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

How cool. Holding a spear. Women rock.