COPPER THAT: 5,000-Year-Old Tooth Shows Ancient Tribe Leader Was Really A Woman Not A Man

Image shows the skeleton of the highest ranking person in Copper Age Spain, undated photo. A new study revealed that it was a woman, not a man. Note: Licensed content. (Courtesy of the ATLAS Research Group of the University of Seville/Newsflash) Image shows the skeleton of the highest ranking person in Copper Age Spain, undated photo. A new study revealed that it was a woman, not a man. Note: Licensed content. (Courtesy of the ATLAS Research Group of the University of Seville/Newsflash)
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11 July 2023
A 5,000-year-old tooth from a Copper Age tribal leader for years thought to be a man has revealed that she was really a powerful woman. For 15 years scientists believed that the remains found in a high-ranking tomb in Andalusia, southern Spain, must have been an important male leader. But...