By reinterpreting ... Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron ...

The erosion of human settlements is likely introducing new risks for women: “Our conclusion is that women and children, as well as poor families, including the elderly and disabled, are the most ...

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 ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved ... Priestesses, in the Roman world, held unusual levels of power for women—and it's been suggested that this ...

Italian depiction of the god Mercury (Greek: Hermes) wearing a petasos, a wide-brimmed ancient Greek hat. Credit: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When one thinks of ancient Greece, the ...

From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives Ancient DNA extracted from two women who died in what is now Libya around 7,000 years ago is now helping researchers to ...

the ancient and very sad city inhabited by slaves, revealed a year ago, but the real Pompeii already known, often forgotten and closer to today's. A new exhibition, this time about women ...