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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christina Larson

Ancient DNA suggests women were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain

Iron Age-Female Society - (Bournemouth University)

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests.

Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage.

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