Our ancient Irish ancestors ate healthily ... it was amazing! In the Iron Age, there were no ovens. Bread was made by shaping small balls of dough into rounds and baking them on a stone, or ...

Remarkable evidence that women in British Iron Age society were empowered politically and socially has been unveiled in an international genetic study led by researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift. DNA clues indicate that around 2,000 years ago, married women in a Celtic society, known as ...

Research into Iron Age bog bodies by the National Museum of Ireland has shown human sacrifices were likely connected to sovereignty and kinship rituals. Speaking to the Irish Examiner in 2011 ...

A huge Iron Age hoard discovered in a Yorkshire field by a metal detectorist could lead to a revaluation of the wealth and status of the elite living in northern Britain 2,000 years ago ...

"As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered ... followed by decapitation," said Murphy, ...

Archaeologists have unveiled two Iron Age "bog bodies" which were found in the Republic of ... From his studies on these bog bodies and others, Ned Kelly, keeper of Irish antiquities at the National ...

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women A study that has revealed an Iron Age society centred on women was led by geneticists from Trinity College Dublin. Alongside ...

Ancient human remains discovered in an Irish bog in October 2023 don't belong ... "As is the case for so many Iron Age bog bodies, the young woman suffered a highly violent death which involved ...

DNA recovered from an Iron Age burial ground in southern England reveals a Celtic community where husbands moved to join their wives’ families — a rare sign of female influence and empowerment ...