Female 'gladiator' remains found in Herefordshire

BBC ^ | Jul 1, 2010 | Unknown

[decimon]

Archaeologists in Herefordshire have uncovered the remains of what could possibly be a female gladiator.

Amongst the evidence of a Roman suburb in Credenhill, they have found the grave of a massive, muscular woman.

She was found in an elaborate wooden coffin, reinforced with iron straps and copper strips, which indicate her importance.

Her remains were found in a crouched position, in what could be a suburb of the nearby Roman town of Kenchester.

The archaeological Project Manager, Robin Jackson, said: "When we first looked at the leg and arm bones, the muscle attachments suggested it was quite a strapping big bloke, but the pelvis and head, and all the indicators of gender, say it's a woman."

[decimon]

[decimon]

Who must be obeyed ping.

[Vaquero]

who dated a male counterpart and he was ‘gladiator’.

[thecodont]

ping

[Radix]

Female Gladiators?

Wasn’t that Helen Thomas’ first job?

[Feline_AIDS]

[elephant]

Wow, her belly button looks like it is rubbing her backbone. Ouch.

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[Deaf Smith]

“elaborate wooden coffin, reinforced with iron straps and copper strips, which indicate”...that they did not want her to escape.

[bigheadfred]

It HAS to be Boudica. IT JUST HAS TO BE!

[central_va]

Ancient magic trick gone bad?

[bigheadfred]

You have something stuck in your teeth...

[Cyber Ninja]

[calex59]

The archaeological Project Manager, Robin Jackson, said: "When we first looked at the leg and arm bones, the muscle attachments suggested it was quite a strapping big bloke, but the pelvis and head, and all the indicators of gender, say it's a woman."

Probably an early Russian Shot putter!

[JoeProBono]

[240B]

Probably an early Russian Shot putter!

Exactly. Hermaphrodite would be my guess.

However, there are ancient stories of Valkyrie and Amazon women who were extremely fierce.

The story I remember the most is that somewhere in Slavia there was a group of female warriors. They were fierce and almost undefeatable.

But to their credit, although they wore light armor and battle equipment, they would always leave one breast bare. They wanted the men that they killed to know that they were killed by a woman.

[La Lydia]

That is exactly what I thought.

[RnMomof7]

She was a transsexual on steroids ...see how simple things are

[bigheadfred]

That is exactly what I thought.

I don't know if that is gratifying or terrifying. Either this planet doesn't stand a chance. Or this planet doesn't stand a chance. LOLOLOLOLOL

[RikaStrom]

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