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Study challenges assumptions about armed Egyptian princesses
Key Takeaways
- Researchers reexamined royal remains from Dahshur using osteology, X-rays, and spectroscopy.
- Several princesses buried with weapons showed skeletal signs consistent with repeated archery and weapon use.
- The findings challenge the idea that weapons in these female burials were purely symbolic.
- The study highlights how new analytical methods can change interpretations of long-studied archaeological material.
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