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Warrior women
| Subtitle | an archeologist's search for history's hidden heroines |
| Publish Place | New York |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
| Publish Year | 2002 |
| Pages | XVI, 268p. |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0446525464 |
| Illustration | ill. |
| Language | English/Engels |
- Shelfmark
- B3773 - B
| Description | Was Herodotus's account of the Amazons fact or fiction? Archaeologist Jeannine Davis-Kimball gives an account of her digs at burial sites of Eurasian nomads, finds it an embellishment of the former. But, she posits, women's place in that world was generally more exalted than previously thought.Nearly one-quarter of the women buried in some late Iron Age sites were either warriors or priestesses. Even the remainder, 'hearth women,' were important players in the tribes' surprisingly egalitarian societies. Further, southern Kazakhstan's famous 'gold man' was in fact, a 'gold woman.' Davis-Kimball also finds solid evidence of 'high status' women in graves as far east as China and as far west as Ireland. .This book weaves science, mythology, and mystical cultures into a bold new historical tapestry of female heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books until now. From China to Celtic lands, warriors, priestesses, and matriarchs come to life in this accessible and dramatic account of one archaeolgist's search for the truth. Davis-Kimball uncovers the real story behind Amazons, banshees, and mummies, an entire ancient class of courageous women who played vital and respected roles in their societies. |
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