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

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.

and Cartimandua of the Brigantes, the results should not have been surprising. If historic accounts were more honest, the ...

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 ... earliest recorded rulers were queens–Boudica and Cartimandua–who commanded armies.

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

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

A team of archaeologists and geneticists analysed ancient genomes from burial sites and found that Britain's Iron Age was ...

Culture Club/Getty Iron Age Britain may have been more feminist than many people believe, a study has found. Queens during this time, such as Boudica and Cartimandua, are famed for their ...

Historical accounts from Greek and Roman writers, including Julius Caesar, described powerful female political leaders in Iron Age England, such as Boudica and Cartimandua, noting their ...