British iron age, DNA

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 marriage, while men were more likely to move away. View on euronews
DNA analysis reveals Iron Age society in Britain was built with around women
Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.
British Iron Age burial grounds reveal women had power
Some scholars have suggested that the Romans exaggerated the liberties of women on the British Isles to imply that this was a more uncivilized society. However, this genetic and skeletal evidence implies that women were likely influential and could have been shaping group identity through matrilineal lines.
Ancient burials reveal ‘remarkable’ women-dominated society in UK. ‘Relatively rare’
The Iron Age burials of powerful women revealed land and leadership may have been passed down through a mother’s line, new research says. Bournemouth University When the Romans reached Britain in the first century,
Evidence of an Iron Age Society Centered on Women Found in Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA analysis has revealed that an Iron Age community in Dorset, England, was centered around bonds of female-line descent.
Society Centred Around Women In UK During Iron Age: Scientists
Scientists analysing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern UK during the Iron Age was centred around women, backing up accounts from Roman historians, a study said Wednesday.
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 with their wife's community. This is believed to be the first time such a system has been documented in European prehistory.
Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centered on women
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society,
Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K., scientists say
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
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Females dominated in Iron Age Britain: Husbands moved in, wives inherited land
A new DNA-based study challenges the conventional understanding that Iron Age Britain society was dominated by men.
Iron Age Britain was more feminist than previously thought
Real authority behind most decision-making rested with female leaders such as Boudica, say academics ...
British Iron Age society centred around powerful women, genetic study led by Irish researchers finds
Land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife’s community ...
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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.