“La verità dietro i miti”: le donne guerriere amazzoniche della leggenda greca potrebbero essere realmente esistite

– British archaeologists discovered graves in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
– The graves date back 4,000 years, linked to Amazon warriors.
– Findings include women warriors buried with weapons and treasures.
– Artifacts consist of bronze daggers and bows with sharp arrowheads.
– Evidence supports the historical existence of Amazons from Greek legends.

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> Excavations of graves within a bronze age necropolis in Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan revealed that women had been buried with weapons such as razor-sharp arrowheads, a bronze dagger and a mace, as well as jewellery.

> Archaeologists have concluded that they could have been Amazon women who lived 4,000 years ago. These fearsome women were famed for their male-free society and their prowess on the battlefield, particularly with a bow and arrow.

> Historian Bettany Hughes told the Observer: “It shows that there’s truth behind the myths and legends of ancient Greece.”