Analysis of ancient genomes from Dorset, England, reveals an Iron Age society with a matrilocal structure, where social and political power was centered around women.

A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain ... They retrieved over 50 ancient genomes from a set of burial grounds in Dorset ...

Iron Age burial customs in southern England offer a glimpse into a society where women held significant power. Genetic analysis of 57 ancient genomes from Dorset’s Durotriges tribe reveals a ...

Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely ... An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that two-thirds of ...

Credit: Bournemouth University A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron ... Iron Age society. Their findings provide evidence of significant female political and social influence. The ...

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live ...

DUBLIN — Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about women’s roles in ancient British society by analyzing DNA from skeletal remains dating back about 2,000 years. Their research reveals that in ...

They retrieved over 50 ancient genomes from a set of burial grounds in Dorset, southern England, in use before and after the Roman Conquest of AD 43. The results revealed that this community was ...

A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in the Iron Age, with husbands moving ... They retrieved more than 50 ancient genomes from a set of burial ...

A new study has found evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain ... of British Iron Age society, finding evidence of female political and social empowerment. The ...