Drought prompted Polynesian migration; Egyptian princesses wielded weapons; precolonial Brazilian subsistence strategies; Roman female farm managers
Ancient Polynesian seafarers resumed migration because of major drought [Alternate Link]
New study of mummies finds ancient Egyptian princesses wielded weapons [Alternate Link]
Precolonial Brazilian communities used variety of subsistence strategies, including reliance on maize [Alternate Link]
New study reexamines importance of Roman female farm managers [Alternate Link]