But Her Head Wasn't Cut Off!

It looks like they may have found the grave of Xena, The Warrior Princess:

The remains of a six-foot tall woman, buried with a shield and knife, were recently discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire, England.

The body and artifacts, which date to A.D. 500-600, suggest that more women than previously believed may have fought alongside men during the turbulent years following England's Roman period.

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Ben Dempsey, assistant producer of the show, told Discovery News that the shield had been placed on top of the woman before burial. The knife rested alongside her unusually tall body. Even most men at the time measured several inches shorter.

Another unusual aspect of the burial was that the feminine jewelry and clothing accessories normally found in women's graves from this period were not present.

And they may have also found her friend Gabrielle and that other guy, what's his name.

In addition to the shields, remains of two other individuals, a man and another woman, were unearthed. . . According to Dempsey, the second woman was of average height and wore the wrist clasps, girdle hangers, and little pieces of bronze jewelry more commonly found in female graves of the time. . . .

The man was discovered in a fetal position with one hand wrapped around a pot, a form of burial that has never before been documented among Anglo-Saxons for this period.

And they say that art imitates life.

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Just A Question

I'm not a fan of Rush Limbaugh. I happen to think that he is a big, fat idiot (so are you Mr. Franken, thank you very much). But I wonder if he had made the same remark about a white heavyweight boxer who was getting a lot of hype, would the reaction have been the same?

Also, didn't ESPN hire him to express his opinion?

Just a question.

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