Some scholars have suggested that the Romans exaggerated the liberties of women on the British Isles to imply that this was a more uncivilized society. However, this genetic and skeletal evidence implies that women were likely influential and could have been shaping group identity through matrilineal lines.

Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift.

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 Wednesday.

A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife's community. This is believed to be the first time such a system has been documented in European prehistory.

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 leadership, political nous and violence. However, it was previously thought these female leaders were rare exceptions.

A study carried out by a team of international geneticists, led by researchers from TCD, has found evidence that land was inherited through the female line during the Iron Age in Britain.

A rare Iron Age horse brooch has been made the subject of a temporary export ban in the hope it will be acquired by a UK museum. In 2023 the ornate metal object, found near Sutton Scotney, Hampshire, was sold at auction to a foreign buyer for £4,200. However, the government has valued it at £18,500 due to its rarity and quality.

An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society,

Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) have made a significant discovery in northern France, specifically in the town of Vémars, in the Val-d’Oise department.

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DeKalb County officials have announced that the water is now safe to drink for most of the county with a small section still under a boil water notice.