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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 ...
P. C. Cast: On Women’s Roles in Mythology
Simpson's 5-year-old daughter, Birdie, wore a nearly matching yellow swimsuit to twin with her famous mom. Rebecca Wylie Simms, a food influencer, co-founder of Lady & Larder and mother of two, died ...
What do we (think we) know about the Celts?
Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and ...
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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 political power.
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 DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...
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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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 centre 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. People today shouldn’t.
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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 ...
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Experts reveal fragments from rare Iron Age helmet
"There are less than 10 Iron Age helmets in Britain and every single one is unique," said Iron Age curator Dr Julia Farley, explaining the discovery's significance. Other insights included the ...
Agonised face of prehistoric man shot in the head with arrow reconstructed after 5,600 years – but it DIDN’T kill him
A PREHISTORIC man – who was shot in the head with an arrow 5,600 years ago – can be seen for the first time. An incredible ...