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New Find May Confirm That Amazons, Ancient Female Warriors, Existed
Greek Reporter ^ | March 26, 2024 | Matthew Norman

Posted on 04/07/2024 6:47:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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The forerunners of today's NBA.

Should they sue Jeff Bezos?

1 posted on 04/07/2024 6:47:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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The forerunners of Rush’s All American First Cavalry Amazon Battalion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahPwlOOKedg


2 posted on 04/07/2024 6:53:17 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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Death by Snu Snu!


3 posted on 04/07/2024 6:53:57 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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What’s very exciting is that a lot of the bone evidence is also showing clear evidence of sustained time in the saddle. Women’s pelvises are basically opened up because they’re riding horses. [Their] bones are just shaped by their lifestyle.

Naah, never mind. Too easy.

4 posted on 04/07/2024 7:05:27 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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Bump for next week


5 posted on 04/07/2024 7:07:59 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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6 posted on 04/07/2024 7:19:31 PM PDT by fso301
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I love to go swimmin

With bowlegged wimmin

And swim between their legs


7 posted on 04/07/2024 7:20:25 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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We need rest. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised. ,p>


I wonder if these women had a femputer?

8 posted on 04/07/2024 7:21:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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So what you are saying is they are ineligible to marry Muslim men?


9 posted on 04/07/2024 7:23:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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“Women’s pelvises are basically opened up because they’re riding horses.”

Maybe there WERE men around and their pelvises “opened up” because of childbirth?


10 posted on 04/07/2024 7:32:33 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
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Since today was the NCAA Women's Championship"

We no can dunk, but good fundamentals. That more fun to watch.

11 posted on 04/07/2024 7:34:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Bows are long range weapons.

It would make sense if you need to have your females take up arms to have them learn the bow.

They could also use them from shooting platforms behind fortifications.

A couple of waves of arrows hitting the enemy before you sallied forth with spear and sword would give an advantage.

12 posted on 04/07/2024 7:38:02 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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Amazon women who lived 4,000 years ago, and these ferocious women were known for their male-free society and aptitude on the battlefield, especially with a bow and arrow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Of course female warriors existed in the way back. They also exist today.

Women naturally by far make better archers than men.


13 posted on 04/07/2024 7:39:06 PM PDT by Candor7 (Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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Bettany Hughes has been one of the BBC's hotness history documentary hosts for years. She makes history "interesting".


14 posted on 04/07/2024 7:39:38 PM PDT by katana
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That’s more or less what the British did against the French.


15 posted on 04/07/2024 7:48:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I thought you can’t tell gender from bones.


16 posted on 04/07/2024 7:52:42 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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Yep.

I believe that was what the Normans did against the Saxons as well.

Several arrow waves and you have left the enemy with a few holes in their lines, and hides without taking any damage yourself.

Women fighting with swords? For the most part, no. There might have been one or two exceptions but they would have been major exceptions. Close in combat against men they would lose every time. Distance weapons like slings and arrows? That works.

17 posted on 04/07/2024 8:19:43 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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I thought they were supposed to be Scythians.


18 posted on 04/07/2024 8:33:06 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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No, they didn't exist. It remains a myth.

This isn't to say that there wasn't the occasional butch woman who participated in fighting, or non-butch women who helped defend their village, town, or city in some fashion, it means there was never an actual tribe of fulltime warrior women.

19 posted on 04/08/2024 12:02:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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It would help to see how different their shoulders and arms suffered from other women if that area and time.
Long bowmen of the Middle ages had distinctly stronger arms, usely one arm with more muscle/bone than the other as it took more strength to pull the bow into position and done so repeatedly from a young age.
One reason it was quicker to train men with firearms than bows.


20 posted on 04/08/2024 1:27:32 AM PDT by RedMonqey ("A republic, if you can keep it" Benjamin Franklin.)
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