Waffen in Frauengräbern galten oft als symbolisch. Neue Analysen von Mumien aber deuten an: Ägyptische Prinzessinnen könnten selbst erfahrene Kämpferinnen gewesen sein.

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…