Oops! That Etruscan warrior prince was actually a warrior princess
Last month, archaeologists announced a stunning find: a completely sealed tomb cut into the rock in Tuscany, Italy. The untouched tomb held what looked like the body of an Etruscan prince holding a spear, along with the ashes of his wife. Several news outlets reported on the discovery of the 2,600-year-old warrior prince.
But the grave held one more surprise. A bone analysis has revealed the warrior prince was actually a princess.
Judith Weingarten, an alumna of the British School at Athens, noted the switch on her blog, titled "Zenobia: Empress of the East." [See Photos of the Unsealed Etruscan Tomb]
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/oops-etruscan-warrior-prince-was-actually-princess-8C11422309
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I'd like to think that she would have been shown how to use it, and hopefully from an early age.
I personally think there have been more 'Shield Maidens' in far back history than are spoken/written of.
It has always been my desire that if I had been blessed with a daughter, I would make sure she learned the warrior skills early on. (She would always be able to play princess as much as she wanted, I would just hope that she would defend the dragon from the mean knights) 
She could be like her daddy (as long as she didn't have my migraines) 
