Scientists compared the bones of modern and ancient women - Upworthy
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Think about the illustrations you've seen of men and women of the Bronze Age who lived thousands of years ago. Well, according to a groundbreaking new study, Bronze Age women were jacked. The arm bones of Central European women of the era were roughly 30% stronger than those of modern women.
Women of the Bronze Age were anything but weak.
Women of the Bronze Age were anything but weak.
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