When the Romans came to Britain, they were stunned to see how powerful local women were. After all, the majority of ancient societies were largely dominated by men. But in Celtic Britain ...
Recent research has unveiled the pivotal role female family ties played in Celtic societies of ancient Britain, prior to Roman conquest. The study analyzed ancient DNA from a cemetery in Dorset, ...
Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery in southern Britain shows that women were ... An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that ...
New genetic evidence suggests that female family ties were central to social structures in pre-Roman Britain ... An analysis of ancient DNA from a late Iron Age cemetery in Dorset, southwest ...
DUBLIN — Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about women’s roles in ancient British society by analyzing DNA from skeletal remains dating back about 2,000 years. Their research reveals that in ...
Ancient DNA Suggests Women Were at the Heart of Social Networks in Celtic Society in Britain Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman ...
This pattern – called matrilocality – is historically rare. Archaeologists studying grave sites in Britain and Europe have previously only detected the opposite pattern – women leaving their homes to ...
Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman ... An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by Bournemouth University in January 2025 shows burials being investigated at an Iron ...