Spain's entombed 'Ivory Lady' reveals leadership role of women in antiquity

When archaeologists discovered a megalithic tomb in Spain dating back nearly 5,000 years and bearing sumptuous items such as a dagger made of rock crystal, ostrich eggshell and an African elephant's tusk, they knew the person buried inside was a powerful figure. What they did not realize was that this was a woman.

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