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Riches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen

The find points to a female ruler in Spain 3,700 years ago, bucking the idea only men ruled

bones of a man and woman with artifacts in a bronze age grave

A roughly 3,700-year-old grave found beneath the floor of a Bronze Age palace held the remains of a man and a woman surrounded by valuable objects. The woman may have been a queen, researchers suspect.

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By Bruce Bower

A lavish Bronze Age burial found in southeastern Spain may hold a queen’s remains, researchers say.