For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a reassessment of five royal women's mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses buried with weapons could use them.

Ancient Egyptian princesses actually knew how to use the weapons they were buried with, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology.

For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a…

The weapons buried with royal women weren't just for show, new research suggests.

Lost in Egyptian Museum basement for more than 100 years, skeletons of five princesses and a king tell stories of discipline and hardship

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These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites

Los científicos analizaron los restos óseos de las hijas del faraón Amenemhat II.Fueron momificadas con objetos que se asociaban a los hombres, pero resultaron ser recuerdos de…

Las hijas de Amenemhat II participaban en actividades que requerían destreza y esfuerzo físico, como el tiro con arco y la caza

Un análisis bioarqueológico de momias reales halladas en Dahshur concluye que varias princesas utilizaban arcos y dagas de forma habitual.

Los huesos de estas princesas egipcias revelan rasgos que reescriben parte de la historia.