Archaeologists Thought This Famous Bronze Age Shaman Was a Guy. Well, She Wasn’t
In 1803, British archaeologist William Cunnington dug up the remains of an individual buried with weapons, golden tools, and a decorative cloak in Upton Lovell, a village about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Stonehenge. From the generally stocky appearance of the bones, Cunnington concluded that the Upton Lovell Shaman must have been a “stout” man from the early Bronze Age. More than 200 years later, researchers revisited the skeleton with advanced DNA analysis techniques.
- ▪In 1803, British archaeologist William Cunnington dug up the remains of an individual buried with weapons, golden tools, and a decorative cloak in Upton Lovell, a village about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Stonehenge.
- ▪From the generally stocky appearance of the bones, Cunnington concluded that the Upton Lovell Shaman must have been a “stout” man from the early Bronze Age.
- ▪More than 200 years later, researchers revisited the skeleton with advanced DNA analysis techniques.
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In 1803, British archaeologist William Cunnington dug up the remains of an individual buried with weapons, golden tools, and a decorative cloak in Upton Lovell, a village about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Stonehenge. From the generally stocky appearance of the bones, Cunnington concluded that the Upton Lovell Shaman must have been a “stout” man from the early Bronze Age. Well, who says women can’t be…
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