Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centered on women

DNA Study Identifies Iron Age Matrilocal Society - Archaeology Magazine

Grave of a young Durotriges woman and a mirror buried with her, Langton Herring, England DUBLIN, IRELAND—DNA analysis of 57 individuals whose remains were unearthed at an Iron Age burial site in southern England suggests that they belonged to a matrilocal society, according to a Cosmos Magazine report. The burials have been dated from 100 B.C. to A.D. 100 and identified as a belonging to a group that the Romans dubbed the Durotriges. “When the R…

Bournemouth study suggests land was inherited by women in Iron Age

Land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain and husbands moved to live with their wife’s community, according to a new study.

Women led early British society 2,000 years ago, archaeologists find

Findings suggest in some parts of early British society husbands moved to join their wives

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.

Ancient Celtic Society Revolved Around Women

For millennia leading up to 800BC, communities in Britain were centered around male bloodlines, meaning that upon marriage, women left their homes to join the communities of their husbands. But that appears to have changed with the dawning of the Iron Age. New research, based in part on a Celtic...

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.