Identity of a Copper Age Ruler in Ancient Spain Isn't at All Who We Expected

[Warpy]

A lavish burial site from the Copper Age, unearthed in southwest Spain in 2008, is not the final resting place of a young male leader, as scientists once assumed.

As it turns out, the so-called 'Ivory Man' is actually an 'Ivory Lady'.
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The discovery suggests that women also held leadership positions in Europe's Copper Age society between 2900 and 2650 BCE.

In fact, societies in this region of the world may have been strongly matriarchal.

https://www.sciencealert.com/identity-of-a-copper-age-ruler-in-ancient-spain-isnt-at-all-who-we-expected

Wine and pot, what's not to love?

[Judi Lynn]

1. Enormously interesting information. Totally unexpected. Thank you.