Celtic women held power—and were sacrificed

The Durotriges were a Celtic tribe that lived in present-day southern England prior to Roman conquest during the 1st century ...
NPR

Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center

For millennia, couples have had to decide where to live. "For the vast majority of human history," says Lara Cassidy, a geneticist at Trinity College Dublin, "societies were centered around ties of ...
The New York Times

Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies

An ancient cemetery reveals a Celtic tribe that lived in England 2,000 years ago and that was organized around maternal lineages, according to a DNA analysis. By Becky Ferreira A tantalizing vision of ...
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Ancient DNA Reveals Women Central to Celtic Britain's Social Networks

New genetic evidence suggests that female family ties were central to social structures in pre-Roman Britain, offering a fresh perspective on Celtic society and its gender dynamics. An analysis of ...