Around 2,000 years ago, before the Roman Empire conquered Great Britain, women were at the very front and center of Iron Age ...

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

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence suggesting that ancient Celtic societies in Iron Age Britain were matrilineal and matrilocal, with women holding status and influence.

The site belonged to a group the Romans named the “Durotriges,” researchers said, and this ethnic group had other settlements ...

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

The social fabric of Iron Age Britain, spanning roughly from 800 BC to AD 100, has long puzzled historians and archaeologists. Recent breakthroughs in genetic analysis are now shedding light on the ...

Data from earlier,smaller genetic surveys of Iron Age Britain also have a similar ... “Two of the earliest recorded rulers were queens–Boudica and Cartimandua–who commanded armies.

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient ...

When the authors compared their data to other iron age sites, they found that matrilocal marriages ... But considering the ...

Iron Age cemeteries with well-preserved burials ... Two of the earliest recorded rulers were queens—Boudica and Cartimandua—who commanded armies. "It's been suggested that the Romans ...

The painting "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons" by John Opie (1761–1807), depicting the warrior queen Boudica of the Iron Age. (Public domain/Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) PARIS (AFP) — ...

“This is what we see in modern matrilocal societies and it is quite possible a similar set of dynamics were at play in Iron Age Britain. This would make it easier for individuals like Boudica or ...