Amazon Women Warriors
Following recent discoveries in Europe and Asia, including decapitated women's skeletons and the tomb of a woman surrounded by weapons and mistaken for a man, an archaeological expedition led by international experts begins. Could these women be real-life Amazon warriors, a fiercely independent tribe of warriors and hunters whose prowess and sheer strength were comparable to the bravest of men?
Following recent discoveries in Europe and Asia, including decapitated women's skeletons and the tomb of a woman surrounded by weapons and mistaken for a man, an archaeological expedition led by international experts begins. Could these women be real-life Amazon warriors, a fiercely independent tribe of warriors and hunters whose prowess and sheer strength were comparable to the bravest of men?
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