Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was ...
The style of the woolen cloak in which she was wrapped dates this woman to the late 16th century, distinguishing her from the more common Iron Age bog bodies. She was in her late 20s or early 30s ...
The best surviving areas of Iron Age farming can be seen on Salisbury Plain, the Marlborough Downs, the Cheviot Hills and other upland areas. The earliest 'brochs' date from 500-200 BC ...
Fragments of copper alloy unearthed at one of Britain's most important archaeology sites have been revealed to be parts of an ...
The find included over 100 weapons which date back more than 1,500 years ... rings,” which served as symbols of power in the Iron Age. "From the very first surveys, we knew this was going ...
Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift.
Data from earlier,smaller genetic surveys of Iron Age Britain also have a similar pattern. “Across Britain we saw cemeteries where most individuals were maternally descended from a small set of ...
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 ...