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Society Centred Around Women In UK During Iron Age: Scientists

The Durotriges tribe occupied England's southern central coastal region between 100 BC and AD 100, giving Dorset its name (Credit: AFP)

Scientists analysing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern UK during the Iron Age was centred around women, backing up accounts from Roman historians, a study said Wednesday.

When historians such as Tacitus and Cassius wrote about Rome conquering Britain from around AD 44 to 84, they described women holding positions of power.

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