Skeletal markings show that some women who lived on the Mongolian steppe 1850 years ago appear to have been warriors, perhaps providing inspiration for the famous Ballad of Mulan
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240449-ancient-nomadic-warrior-women-may-have-inspired-the-mulan-legend/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home