Celtic society in England ... DNA analysis of dozens of ancient burials uncovered a community whose lineage could be traced back to one woman, and showed that men joined the group upon marriage.

After all, the majority of ancient societies were largely dominated by men. But in Celtic Britain, things were different. In southern Britain, the Late Iron Age Durotriges tribe often buried women ...

This is why Cassidy and her colleagues were surprised to find remains of a Celtic ... ancient DNA of groups that were buried together from the Neolithic Period and Bronze Age. "When most of the ...

Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center ... from the Neolithic Period and Bronze Age. "When most of the men are sharing the exact same Y chromosome," says Cassidy, "which is passed ...