Amazon Warriors' Names Revealed Amid "Gibberish" on Ancient Greek Vases

Ancient Greek vases have revealed the hidden names of Amazons, mythology's warrior women, in a report deciphering ancient languages unspoken for millennia.

This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

Photograph by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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Amazon Warriors' Names Revealed Amid "Gibberish" on Ancient Greek Vases