Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies
An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal lineages, according to a DNA analysis.
Woman-centered Celtic society unearthed in 2,000-year-old cemetery
DNA analysis indicates that a Celtic tribe in Iron Age Britain was matrilocal, meaning men relocated to live with women’s families.
Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center
Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory.
Women-centered Celtic society unearthed in 2,000-year-old cemetery
in which women married outsiders — and their male partners moved in and left their homes behind. For these people, thought to be members of a Celtic tribe known as the Durotriges, the bonds of ...
Women held keys to land and wealth in Celtic Britain
Women in Britain 2,000 years ago appear to have passed on land and wealth to daughters not sons as communities were built around women's blood lines, according to new research. Skeletons unearthed in Dorset contained DNA evidence that Celtic men moved to live with their wives' families and communities.
Ancient Celtic Society Revolved Around Women
For millennia leading up to 800BC, communities in Britain were centered around male bloodlines, meaning that upon marriage, women left their homes to join the communities of their husbands. But that appears to have changed with the dawning of the Iron Age.
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Celtic FC Women welcome January addition Emma Westin
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Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost
Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift.
Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K., scientists say
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was ...
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Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain
Genetic evidence from Iron Age Britain shows that women tended to stay within their ancestral communities, suggesting that social networks revolved around women ...
Why Celtic and Rangers joining Women's Super League remains unlikely
Celtic and Rangers are big fish in the women’s game because of the brand created in the men’s game. Neither can yet claim to have fully asserted themselves on the women’s scene with interest still ...
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Scientists Discover Celtic Society Where Men Left Home to Join Their Bride’s Community
DNA extracted from 57 individuals buried in a 2,000-year-old cemetery provides evidence of a "matrilocal" community in Iron ...
Women led early British society 2,000 years ago, archaeologists find
Women were at the centre of early Iron Age British communities, a new analysis of 2,000-year-old DNA reveals. The research, ...