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One of the Most Famous Bronze Age Finds Forces Us to Rewrite History: Scientists Have Been Wrong for 200 Years

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For more than two hundred years, one of Britain's most impressive Bronze Age tombs was thought to be the burial site of a powerful man - a metalworker and perhaps a ceremonial leader. But modern DNA research has shown that archaeologists were wrong all along: the person buried in luxury was a woman.
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Archaeologists have discovered an unusually large woman from the Bronze Age in Kazakh Rudny. Her origin has so far been unexplained.

For more than two hundred years, one of Britain's most impressive Bronze Age tombs was thought to be the burial site of a powerful man - a metalworker and perhaps a ceremonial leader. But modern DNA research has shown that archaeologists were wrong all along: the person buried in luxury was a woman.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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lrytas.lt broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, July 31, 2026.
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