According to a cutting-edge ancient DNA analysis, the Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who had been featured in gallery exhibitions as a bearded spiritual leader and metalworker was female.

The discovery indicated that the 4,000 year-old skeleton with the flint axes metalworking tools, and the remains of an elaborate ceremonial cloak is one of the most significant bronze age burials in Britain.

The artifacts date back to about 1,800BC-a time when the mechanical aptitude to transform lumps of rock into molten metal would have given her a crucial spiritual........

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