俄罗斯发现古代亚马逊女战士

俄罗斯发现古代亚马逊女战士

The remains of four ancient warrior women were recently discovered in Russia, marking the first time ever Scythian fighting females have been found in the same tomb.

最近在俄罗斯发现了四具古代女战士的遗骸，这是有史以来第一次在同一墓穴中发现女战士。

According to Russia’s RAS Institute of Archaeology, one of the Amazons was found for the first time wearing a rare ceremonial headdress. The Scythians were tribes of nomadic warriors who moved around Siberia between 200 and 900 B.C.

据俄罗斯拉斯考古研究所称，首次发现其中一名亚马逊人戴着罕见的仪式头饰。斯基泰人是公元前200年至公元前900年在西伯利亚一带游牧的勇士部落。

Amazons, originally a Greek term for warrior women, are widely acknowledged to have been a common part of the Scythian culture. In the past 10 years, the expedition has uncovered 11 of their graves. The four women found in the most recent discovery are believed to have served as guardians of camp while the tribesmen were out on the warpath.

亚马逊人，最初是一个希腊术语，指的是女战士，被广泛认为是斯基泰文化的一个共同部分。在过去的10年里，探险队已经发现了他们的11个坟墓。最新发现的这四名女性被认为是部落成员外出作战时的营地守护者。

The women’s ages varied, the youngest estimated between 12 and 13. One was aged 20-29 years and another 25-35, while the oldest was between 45 and 50 when she died. The oldest had been apparently living on borrowed time as the life expectancy of these nomadic Scythian fighting females was 30-35, according to a press release. Her skull wore the aforementioned headdress (or “calathos”), which was decorated with floral ornaments and pendants made of 65 percent to 70 percent gold along with copper, silver and iron.

这些女性的年龄各不相同，最年轻的估计在12到13岁之间。其中一名20-29岁，另一名25-35岁，最大的一名在45 - 50岁之间去世。据一份新闻稿称，这些流浪的斯基提亚战斗女性的预期寿命为30-35岁，最年长的人显然是靠借来的时间生活的。她的头骨上戴着前面提到的头饰(或“calathos”)，头饰上装饰着由65%到70%的金以及铜、银和铁制成的花卉饰品和垂饰。

A fabric-wrapped iron knife and arrowhead were also discovered next to her remains.

在她的遗体旁还发现了一把织物包裹的铁刀和箭头。

Two of the skeletons were found undisturbed at the southern and western wall of the tomb, laying on grass-covered wooden beds. One of the women was in the “position of a horseman,” the tendons of her legs had been cut and under her left shoulder was a bronze mirror. Two spears lay on her right and at her legs were a molded dish and black lacquer one-armed drinking cup. Another woman and the female believed to be between 12 and 13 had horse harnesses, iron arrowheads, knives and hooks, as well as molded vessels and animal bones.

其中两具骨架躺在铺满青草的木床上，在坟墓的南墙和西墙被发现时没有受到干扰。其中一名女子是“骑马人”，她的腿筋被切断，左肩下有一面铜镜。她的右边放着两支长矛，腿上放着一个模压的盘子和一个黑漆独臂酒杯。另一名妇女和那名年龄在12岁至13岁的女性之间，放着马具、铁制箭头、刀和钩子，还有塑型器皿和动物骨头。