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6 times that 2020 showed us women from antiquity were totally badass

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December 26, 2020
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6 times that 2020 showed us women from antiquity were totally badass


Throughout history, women have been fighters, strategists and charismatic leaders, performing feats of strength, cunning and bravery. And in 2020, archaeologists uncovered intriguing evidence from the past showing that women didn’t hesitate to kick butt and take names. From hoisting a spear to hurling a vengeful spell, here are six times that women from antiquity showed us that they were not to be trifled with.

Inspiration for ‘Mulan’

The remains of the older warrior woman (left) and her husband, which were excavated from the Airagiin Gozgor archaeological site, in the Orkhon province of northern Mongolia.

The remains of the older warrior woman (left) and her husband, which were excavated from the Airagiin Gozgor archaeological site, in the Orkhon province of northern Mongolia. (Image credit: Christine Lee)

Two women — one about 50 years old and the other about 20 — who were buried in Mongolia during the Xianbei period (A.D. 147 to 552) possibly inspired the famed “Ballad of Mulan,” about a girl who served in the military in her father’s place. Though the Ballad of Mulan was first transcribed by Chinese writers, tales of her brave deeds may have originated in what is now Mongolia; she is described in the ballad as serving the “khan,” a term reserved for Mongolian leaders, and China did not have military conscription at the time, the researchers said. The Mongolian women’s skeletal remains revealed that they were expert archers and horseback riders, and they likely fought alongside men.

Read more: Two ‘warrior women’ from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan

Big game hunter

Artistic reconstruction of a vicuña hunt in Wilamaya Patjxa.

Artistic reconstruction of a vicuña hunt in Wilamaya Patjxa. (Image credit: Matthew Verdolivo (UC Davis IET Academic Technology Services))

A 9,000-year-old burial of a female hunter sparked an investigation upending the long-held notion that men were the primary hunters in ancient hunter-gather societies, while women were relegated to collecting herbs and plants. When researchers excavated the grave in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru, they found a hunting “toolkit” near the skeleton containing multiple projectile weapons, hinting that the person was a skilled hunter and respected as such by their community. Though the remains were initially thought to belong to a man, further analysis of the bones and teeth revealed that the hunter was female. 

“These findings sort of underscore the idea that the gender roles that we take for granted in society today — or that many take for granted — may not be as natural as some may have thought,” said lead author Randy Haas, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis.

Read more: Ancient burial of fierce female hunter (and her weapons) discovered in Peru

Road warrior

Archaeologists have surveyed the Mayan road with airborne LIDAR technology to reveal the ancient structures along its length.

Archaeologists have surveyed the Mayan road with airborne LIDAR technology to reveal the ancient structures along its length. (Image credit: Courtesy of Traci Ardren (University of Miami), Proyecto Sacbe Yacuna-Coba, and Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative)

A paved 1,000-year-old limestone road connecting two ancient Mayan cities may have been built by a ruthless queen named Lady K’awiil Ajaw, so that she could expand her regional power. She ruled in Cobá in what is now Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, and archaeologists recently reported that the Mayan queen constructed the road…



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