Opinion
Patrick Murphy: Trump has brought us back to the Dark Ages, but has Ireland the courage to choose the light?
Welcome to a return of the Dark Ages. They were described as the Dark Ages (about 500 AD to 1200 AD) because society was marked by ignorance, intolerance, injustice and violence. Today, Donald Trump ...
Yahoo22d
Females dominated in Iron Age Britain: Husbands moved in, wives inherited land
A new DNA-based study challenges the conventional understanding that Iron Age Britain society was dominated by men. An international team of geneticists and archaeologists, led by Trinity College ...
Women were at the centre of iron age Britain – new find reminds us how misogyny has shaped our view of the past
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable. People today shouldn’t.
Genetics Rewrite History: Ancient Britain’s Iron Age Women Held the Keys To Power
A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron Age Britain, land inheritance followed the female line, with husbands ...
The Daily Telegraph23d
Iron Age Britain was more feminist than previously thought
But a study has shown that women had more power, influence and importance in Iron Age Britain than previously thought. Analysis of 57 skeletons found in a Dorset burial ground revealed more than ...
The Washington Post23d
Women-centered Celtic society unearthed in 2,000-year-old cemetery
Much remains mysterious about society in Iron Age Britain. Human remains from this period are rare. The acidic soil is not suited for preservation, and the bodies of many individuals may have been ...