Archaeologists stunned by discovery of 5,000-year-old UK equivalent to Pompeii
Cast far to Britain's north, the discovery dates back a staggering 5,000 years and offers vital clues about the island's ...
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Women led early British society 2,000 years ago, archaeologists find
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Iron Age DNA Reveals Women Dominated Pre-Roman Britain
Around 2,000 years ago, before the Roman Empire conquered Great Britain, women were at the very front and center of Iron Age society. Researchers have sequenced the genomes of around 50 Celtic Britons ...
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Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K., scientists say
Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. An examination of ...
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Celtic ‘Girl Power’ in Iron Age Britain
Women were at the centre of social networks in Iron Age British Celtic communities, research in this week’s Nature suggests. The analysis of 2,000-year-old DNA reveals evidence for matrilocal Celtic ...
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Evidence of an Iron Age Society Centered on Women Found in Ancient DNA
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society, finding ...
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Fergus Burke Six Nations call-up: Age, career stats and how All Blacks youth star qualifies for Scotland
Gregor Townsend made some big calls when he announced the Scotland squad for this year’s Six Nations on Wednesday lunchtime. Glasgow Warriors centre Sione Tuipulotu will retain the captaincy ...
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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. An international team of geneticists and archaeologists, led by Trinity College ...
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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 ...
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Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society, finding ...
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Where to Stay in Scotland (A Local’s Guide)
I’m a Scot who can help you figure out exactly where to stay in Scotland. Personally, Glasgow is my favorite area as it has no shortage of museums, bars, and festivals to keep visitors busy. The ...