Objects found in tombs of Iron Age warriors in Siberia. (Photo: Institute of Archeology and Ethnography Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences / Fox News)
A 2,500-year-old tomb filled with daggers, knives, axes and four skeletons, including a "warrior woman", was found in Siberia, Russia. This discovery also surprised the experts.
Archaeologists found remains of the Iron Age and have concluded that they belonged to the Ancient hashtag culture or a group of nomadic warriors who lived in Siberia.
Two soldiers, a man and a woman, and a baby, were part of the four skeletons found in the tomb.
"Men and women who lay beside those aged approximately 35 and 45 years of age, and women who are standing by their age is approximately 60 years or more," says anthropologist Olga Batanina Russian Academy of Sciences Branch of Siberia in a statement, as quoted by Fox News , Friday (2/10/2020).
"The remains of a newborn, no more than 1 month old, were also found at the cemetery, but the skeletons were scattered all over the tomb, possibly a result of rodent activity," he continued.
It's unclear what the relationship between the people was, but the researchers hope to use DNA analysis to show if they are related.
Archaeologists are not sure how they died, but there is speculation that an illness might have caused them.
The tomb was found in the southern part of Khakassia in Siberia. Perhaps even more remarkable than this discovery, the contents of the tomb were not plundered, like many Tagarain tombs. This was stated by Yuri Vitalievich Teterin, head of the excavation.
The researchers also found bronze mirrors and miniature combs made of animal horns. The weapons found were large.
Live Science reports, Tagar culture lasted for approximately 500 years from the 8th century BC to the 3rd century BC.
A number of Iron Age discoveries have been made recently. In February 2019, researchers found more than 100 fragmented human skulls buried in the open area of Le Cailar, France, a 2,500-year-old city on the Rhone River.
Researchers gathered evidence in May 2019 that the Celtic Iron Age drank Mediterranean wine from 2,700 years ago.
Separately in May 2019, an Iron Age shield made of bark, which was first discovered in Europe, was analyzed by researchers.
In July 2019, researchers discovered the tomb of a Celtic woman who was buried around 200 BC. in tree coffins and decorated with precious jewels.
In February, 70,000 Iron Age coins unearthed in 2012 were set in the Guinness World Records as the largest treasure trove of their kind found in the British Isles.
In July, archaeologists found a skeleton in England that may have been an Iron Age "murder victim".
The Iron Age was preceded by the Stone Age and the Bronze Age and lasted between 1200 BC and the 1st century AD, depending on the region of the world.