From the abandoned quarrying village of Porth-y-Nant, now known as Nant Gwrtheyrn or just Nant, to the most fascinating feature of the walk, the Iron Age fort of Tre'r Ceiri. Remarkably the ruins of ...

This December 800m of vital path repair works were completed at Chanctonbury Ring in West Sussex, one of the most prominent landmarks along the South Downs Way, and also one of the spookiest... Learn ...

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New DNA analysis reveals women's central role in Iron Age Britain, uncovering a matrilineal society that shaped social and political power.

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 ...

Fragments of copper alloy unearthed at one of Britain's most important archaeology sites have been revealed to be parts of an ...

A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron Age Britain, land inheritance followed the female line, with husbands ...

Reconstruction of Iron Age helmet (top) from copper alloy fragments (above) found in the hoard. SNETTISHAM, ENGLAND—Metal ...

Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable. People today shouldn’t.

Iron Age in Tamil Nadu may have begun around 3,345 BCE, a thousand years earlier than previously believed, new carbon dating ...

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 ...

"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 ...