Archaeologists have finally identified the grave of an unknown warrior buried on the British isle of Scilly. The interred individual, discovered in 1999, was found with a sword and mirror, leaving the sex of the buried individual unknown. However, a recent study led by scientists at Historic England used traces of tooth enamel to determine that the warrior was female with a 96% probability. The combination of a sword and mirror suggests she had high status and may have played a commanding role in local warfare. This challenges previous assumptions about female involvement in violence during the Iron Age.

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