New research shows that a lavish 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain contains the remains of a woman, not a man as originally thought, potentially turning historical narratives upside down.
About 5,000 years ago in Spain, there was a woman who was so important to her people that when she died, they filled her tomb with incredible riches and honoured her memory for generations to come. She's now known as "The Ivory Lady" due to the lavish ivory contents of her tomb.
Upon the initial discovery of an elaborate tomb in Spain dating back 5,000 years, archaeologists made the initial assumption that it belonged to a male.
New research shows that a 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain contains the remains of a woman, not a man as originally thought. Archaeologists used a new scientific method of determining sex
New research shows that a lavish 5,000-year-old tomb in Spain contains the remains of a woman, not a man as originally thought, potentially turning historical narratives upside down.