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An extraordinary 2,400-year-old female warrior was buried in the 'riding position' as she journeyed to the afterlife.
The burial site was discovered at the Devitsa V ancient necropolis in 's Voronezh region.
The horsewoman, aged between 20 and 35, had her tendons cut after death to allow her legs to be apart as if on a horse, High-class lacquer paintings say Russian archaeologists.
The 2,400-year-old female warrior was discovered at the Devitsa V ancient necropolis in Russia's Voronezh region
Two spears and a giant bronze hand mirror the size of a frying pan were buried near her and High-class lacquer paintings she wore a bracelet of precious glass beads round her wrist.
There were also two vessels - an incense burner and a black-lacquered one-handed goblet - by her feet.
Three other Amazon warriors were also found alongside her in what has since been deemed 'a unique discovery'.
Three other Amazon warriors were also found alongside her in what has since been deemed 'a unique discovery'
One was a matriarch aged between 45 and 50 who was buried wearing her decorative Scythian ceremonial headdress known as a kalaf with amphora-shaped pendants
All four females died and were buried at the same time but scientists cannot yet work out why.
One was a matriarch aged between 45 and 50 who was buried wearing her decorative Scythian ceremonial headdress known as a kalaf with amphora-shaped pendants.
It was made of an alloy comprising gold, silver, copper and a small amount of iron.
Next to the older woman's head was an iron knife wrapped in a piece of cloth and a rare type of iron arrow-head with a forked end.
All four females died and were buried at the site at the same time but scientists cannot yet work out why
In the burial mound the remains of a much younger female child Amazon warrior were found aged only 12 or 13.
Valery Gulyaev, head of the Donskaya archeological expedition which made the discovery, said: 'This is the first time that we see a burial of four Amazon warriors together, and of such different ages.
'We came across a riddle as we see two women in their prime, one teenager, and one woman who was relatively old by Scythian standards.
The tombs were partly plundered between 100 and 200 years after the mound was made.
Pictured: Part of a tiara found at the site
Multiple weaponry in the burials makes clear these females were legendary Amazon warriors, according to researchers
'How could they all die at the same time?
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