What we want to see vs. what’s actually there It was an exciting story, and headlines about Viking warrior women have been everywhere in the media. But the reality is more complex and probably ...

But the skeleton had some traits that suggested the person was female. A new study has revealed through DNA analysis that this powerful warrior was indeed a Viking woman. The idea of a female ...

The Birka controversy highlights the fraught archaeological debate about the existence of Viking women warriors. Viking mythology and lore are filled with tales of women who lived for battle and ...

In the seven centuries samurai ruled Japan, women played an essential role in both creating and upholding the warrior state. Aside from a brief period in the 14th century, the emperor was little ...

A tooth enamel test found the bones were from a woman who was likely to be an Iron-Age female warrior. Scientists tested for protein in tooth enamel, to discover whether the skeleton was once a ...