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Academics might be vain, but it is not altogether naive. It is right and good for them to regard one of many ways by which they can engage with the public about their research and expertise in their chosen field is to talk to the national and international press. One of the ways this happens is for them to respond to requests to comment on news stories reporting new academic research. Big news stories like this are relatively uncommon for early medieval archaeology and I at least rarely get asked to comment.

The Birka female Viking warrior was a woman buried with the accoutrements of an elite professional Viking warrior in a 10th century chamber-grave in Birka , Sweden. Thought to be a male warrior since the grave's excavation in , the remains have been proved to be female by both osteological analysis and a DNA study in The study concludes the artifacts buried with the woman are evidence she was a high-ranking professional warrior. That conclusion has been disputed as premature by some archaeologists and historians who say the artifacts are not evidence that women were warriors in patriarchal Viking culture.

Active warfare throughout recorded history has predominantly involved male combatants; however, women have also contributed to military activities including as combatants. The following list describes women known to have participated in military actions in the 18th century. For women in warfare in the United States at this time, please see Timeline of women in war in the United States, Pre From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.