Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myths, may have actually existed, and their possible prototypes were nomadic women who lived in the Caucasus and Central Asia about 4,000 years ago. British historian and writer Bethany Hughes talked about this newspaper Guard.
According to the scientist, in 2019, the remains of four female warriors buried with arrowheads and spearheads were found in Russia, and in 2017, Armenian archaeologists unearthed the remains of a woman with traces of wounds received in battle and with an arrowhead stuck inside. his leg.
Hughes stated that all of these women had characteristic curvatures in their finger bones, which showed that they had been using bows and arrows throughout their lives. Many of the skeletons also had changes in the saddle indicating long-term use.
During one of the expeditions, a group of archaeologists visited Azerbaijan’s Kınalık mountain village, which is located at an altitude of 2200 meters and is considered the highest settlement in Europe. This village has existed since the Bronze Age.
Residents of Kınalık shared with researchers folk legends in which local women fought with scarves covering their faces so that their enemies could not determine their gender.
Earlier archaeologists to create Shrine of the pre-Islamic water goddess in Kurdistan.