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The Amazons of Greek mythology, were fierce warrior women dwelling in the lands around and beyond the Black Sea. The greatest Greek heroes proved their valor by overcoming formidable Amazon queens ...

Now, thanks to ancient DNA and a sculptor’s art, we can meet her again.

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Women Warriors: An Unexpected History Pamela D. Toler. Beacon, $28.95 (248p) ISBN 978-0-8070-6432-0 ...

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of the few settlements from the time.

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

A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals that women held significant power in a 4,500-year-old Neolithic society in what is now eastern China. Genetic analyses of dozens of skeletons ...