In this Iron Age society, husbands moved in with their wives' families, not other way around
Geneticist Lara Cassidy wasn’t surprised to find several generations of the same family buried in an Iron Age cemetery near ...
DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built with around women
Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.
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Iron Age societies were more progressive than most, including modern times
New DNA analysis reveals women's central role in Iron Age Britain, uncovering a matrilineal society that shaped social and ...
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Possible Iron Age Helmet Identified in England
Reconstruction of Iron Age helmet (top) from copper alloy fragments (above) found in the hoard. SNETTISHAM, ENGLAND—Metal ...
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient ...
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Women called the shots in Iron Age England, say scientists
Iron Age cemeteries with well-preserved burial sites ... However the Durotriges tribe, which occupied the southern central coastal region of England between 100 BC and AD 100 — and gave their ...
Genetics Rewrite History: Ancient Britain’s Iron Age Women Held the Keys To Power
A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron Age Britain, land inheritance followed the female line, with husbands ...
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Iron Age DNA Reveals Women Dominated Pre-Roman Britain
Around 2,000 years ago, before the Roman Empire conquered Great Britain, women were at the very front and center of Iron Age ...
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Ancient DNA suggests women were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain
This photo provided by Bournemouth University in January 2025 shows a copper alloy mirror from an Iron Age Celtic cemetery as part of the Durotriges tribe project dig in Dorset, southwest England.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Women Central to Celtic Britain's Social Networks
An analysis of ancient DNA from a late Iron Age cemetery in Dorset, southwest England, has shown that women in these communities were closely related, while men were likely newcomers, arriving ...
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Scientists discover matrilineal societies in Iron Age Britain, revealing women’s central roles in power and family
A groundbreaking study has uncovered evidence of a society in Iron Age Britain where women played central roles in family, politics, and society. Using DNA from ancient burial sites, an international ...
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In this Iron Age society, husbands moved in with their wives' families, not other way around
Geneticist Lara Cassidy wasn't surprised to find several generations of the same family buried in an Iron Age cemetery near Dorset, England. But she was quite surprised to find most of them were ...