IFL Science
By Tom Hale
July 6, 2023
A fresh analysis of a high-status skeleton discovered in an ancient tomb in modern-day Spain has revealed that the individual was not a male, as previously assumed, but a female.
The tomb was first discovered in 2008 near Valencina, a small town just west of Seville in Spain. Along with a skeleton, early excavations revealed the tomb was lavishly adorned with an array of beautiful artifacts dating to the Copper Age between 3200 and 2200 BCE, including ivory tusks, high-quality flint, ostrich eggshell, amber, and a rock crystal dagger.