“This tells us that husbands moved to join their wives’ communities upon marriage, with land potentially passed down through the female line. It’s relatively rare in modern societies, but this might ...

Science Archaeology British Iron Age burial grounds reveal women had power Husbands joined their wives' communities and ‘close inbreeding was avoided.’ Laura Baisas Jan 15, 2025 11:00 AM EST ...

An international research team has found that black eye makeup used between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE in the northwest of ...

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women Date: January 15, 2025 Source: Trinity College Dublin Summary: A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the ...

Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 years ago included horse harnesses The Melsonby Hoard, a collection of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts found in northeast England ...

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live ...

Archaeologists discovered evidence of the women-led society in Europe at a rare Iron Age site in southwest England.

Women-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.

Remarkable evidence that women in British Iron Age society were empowered politically and socially has been unveiled in an international genetic study led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin ...

At an Iron Age cemetery in Sweden, archaeologists discovered an unusual grave of a woman interred with an iron folding knife stuck into her burial.

An international team of geneticists, led by researchers from Trinity College in collaboration with archaeologists from Bournemouth University, has uncovered secrets of the social structure of Iron ...