Facial reconstruction of the possible Viking warrior woman who was found in Norway. National Geographic. Al-Shamahi says that since the DNA analysis of the Birka warrior was published, pieces of ...

One of the most famous stories of women in ancient Greece was a society of warrior women known as the Amazons. Unfortunately, very little evidence exists to prove that there were more than a myth.

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

The graves of ‘woman warriors’ are changing what we know about ancient gender roles. Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters ...

The story of Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to fight for China's emperor, has become one of best known and most beloved narratives worldwide, thanks in no small part to Disney ...

Researchers from Ghent University worked with artists to reconstruct the face of a woman who lived in Belgium 10,500 years ...

Three generations of ancient women warriors were recently uncovered in a Russian tomb. Buried with dozens of weapons, including knives and an iron hook in the shape of a bird, they date back to ...

The find may add to growing evidence that suggests women long ago could be warriors. ... And growing evidence suggests that ancient women, not just men, could be warriors too (SN: 9/13/17).

As the author of The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World, Adrienne Mayor is well-equipped to separate fact and fiction when it comes to Wonder Woman’s Amazon ...

Ancient women were hunters — and grandmas were the most skilled ones, ... you know, this is amazing. He must have been a great hunter, a great warrior. Maybe he was a chief.