On the battlefields between Athens and Troy, their war paint caused panic. To be able to decrypt this phenomenon of fearsome Amazons, the documentary follows in the footsteps of Greek historian, Herodotus.
He reported in some detail of the murderous women's state in the Black Sea region. In this documentary, forensic scientists and archaeologists embark on a journey to the Ukrainian steppes to solve the mystery of the legendary fighters. With exclusive excavations using modern scientific methods, the aim is to find missing evidence for the existence of the Amazons. The archaeologists spend quite some time in the dark until the opening of a burial chamber reveals something sensational. The finds: the weapons and bones of a woman - a warrior. Did the fabled Amazons really exist?
