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Were the Celts matriarchal? Ancient DNA reveals men married into local, powerful female lineages
Celtic society in England was female-focused 2,000 years ago, a genetic study of Iron Age skeletons reveals ... suggested in the study that these Celts "had a deep knowledge of their own ...
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient ...
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Iron Age Celts in Britain Had a Matrilocal Society, as Roman Sources Recount
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 ...
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Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age report is a turning point in Indian archaeology. It needs more research
Beyond the political theatrics, the report reflects the hard work of archaeologists. It deserves open-minded academic ...
What do we (think we) know about the Celts?
Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and ...
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The Celts in Portugal
The Franco/Salazar regimes both found it politically convenient to identify the Celts as being the ethnic stock from which ...
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Prehistoric Wales (part two)
The evidence suggests that by the first century AD, the language spoken in Wales - and throughout southern Britain - was Brythonic, a Celtic language closely related to the Gaulish of Gaul.