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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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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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 ...
Women were at the center of iron age Britain. New find reminds us how misogyny has shaped our view of the past
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable, according to surviving written ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of First Women-Led Society in Europe
Archaeologists discovered evidence of the women-led society in Europe at a rare Iron Age site in southwest England.
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, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, found that British Celtic ...
Women were at the centre of iron age Britain – new find reminds us how misogyny has shaped the way we think about the past
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable. People today shouldn’t.
Who run the world? Celtic girls! New DNA study reveals overlooked power of women in British iron age
DNA evidence from 2,000 years ago shows that women in Celtic society typically remained in their ancestral communities after ...
Bournemouth study suggests land was inherited by women in Iron Age
Land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain and husbands moved to live with their wife’s community, ...
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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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In Ancient Britain, men would leave their home to live with their wives
A groundbreaking study of the Durotriges tribe in Iron Age Britain reveals that women played central roles in their society.