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Celtic Women Command Power in Iron Age Britain, DNA Study Reveals

Celtic Women Command Power in Iron Age Britain, DNA Study Reveals
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7 Highlights
  • Iron Age Celts were matrilocal, men joined their wives' families.
  • DNA links community lineage to one founding woman.
  • Women played key roles in Celtic society.
  • Most shared the same maternal mitochondrial DNA.
  • Findings published in Nature, on Dorset burials.
  • Celtic women were buried with prestigious items.
  • Diverse Y chromosomes show unrelated Celtic men.
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