Ancient Spanish tomb of wealthy leader actually belonged to powerful woman: study
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In Spain, researchers have established new interesting details about the owner of a 5000-year-old tomb. She turned out to be a strong woman aged 17 to 25.
Initially, scientists believed that the owner of the tomb was a wealthy leader, whom they called the "ivory man." This is reported by Scientific Reports.
Archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old tomb west of Seville near the southern coast of Spain. In addition to the long-destroyed remains, ostrich eggshells and amber were found in the grave.
The lavishly decorated tomb contained lavish items ranging from a rock crystal dagger to ivory tusks. The researchers used enamel extracted from two teeth found in the tomb to correctly identify the individual.
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The circumstances of the woman's burial led researchers to suggest that she had a high status.
"The Ivory Woman's burial stands out, head and shoulders above all others-there is absolutely no known male or female burial that can be compared to hers," the archaeologists said.
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The researchers hope that the latest developments will lead to future advances and learn more about the woman and her society.
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As a reminder, scientists have recreated the face of a woman "Ava" who lived in Scotland 3800 years ago.
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