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Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines »
Authors: Jeannine Davis-Kimball, Mona Behan
ISBN-13: 9780446679831, ISBN-10: 0446679836
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Jeannine Davis-Kimball
Book Synopsis
Davis-Kimball weaves science, mythology and mystical cultures into a bold new historical tapestry of female warriors, heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books— until now.
Table of Contents
| Preface | xi | |
| Chapter 1 | The Path to Pokrovka | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | An Archaeologist in the Field | 14 |
| Chapter 3 | The Power of the Hearth | 30 |
| Chapter 4 | The Power of the Sword | 50 |
| Chapter 5 | The Power of the Spirit | 67 |
| Chapter 6 | Rich Legends: From Gold Man to Griffin | 96 |
| Chapter 7 | The Advent of the Amazons | 112 |
| Chapter 8 | China's Mysterious Mummies | 132 |
| Chapter 9 | Ancient Fertility Rituals in the Tien Shan | 153 |
| Chapter 10 | Mother Goddesses and Enarees | 169 |
| Chapter 11 | Irish Warrior Queens and the Damsels of Death | 186 |
| Chapter 12 | From Celts to Mongols: Women of Business and Kingmakers | 211 |
| Chapter 13 | The Legacy of Warrior Women | 234 |
| Glossary | 241 | |
| Bibliography | 249 | |
| Index | 254 |
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History
World History Women's History
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Women's Studies Women's History Women's History - Europe - General & Miscellaneous
Women's Studies Women's History Women's History - General & Miscellaneous
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World History Women's HistoryNonfiction
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History World History