New DNA analysis reveals women's central role in Iron Age Britain, uncovering a matrilineal society that shaped social and ...

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

Data from earlier,smaller genetic surveys of Iron Age Britain also have a similar ... “Two of the earliest recorded rulers were queens–Boudica and Cartimandua–who commanded armies.

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient ...

The Iron Age burials of powerful women revealed land ... Female tribal leaders Cartimandua and Boudica became legends, leading uprisings that destroyed Roman towns and challenged the authority ...

When the authors compared their data to other iron age sites, they found that matrilocal marriages ... But considering the ...

Iron Age cemeteries with well-preserved burials ... Two of the earliest recorded rulers were queens—Boudica and Cartimandua—who commanded armies. "It's been suggested that the Romans ...

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

“This is what we see in modern matrilocal societies and it is quite possible a similar set of dynamics were at play in Iron Age Britain. This would make it easier for individuals like Boudica or ...

These include the famous warrior queen Boudica, who started an uprising against ... implies women were influential in many spheres of Iron Age life," he said. "Indeed, it is possible that maternal ...