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An Egyptian princess engaged in archery.

Muscle Marks on 4,000-Year-Old Bones Settle a Century-Old Question: Egypt’s Princesses Really Used Their Weapons

Bows and maces kept turning up in royal women’s tombs at Dahshur, and no one could say whether they were props or kit. A reassessment of six skeletons found the archery signature — thickened upper-arm and grip muscles — matching the weapons each woman was buried holding.