The social fabric of Iron Age Britain, spanning roughly from 800 BC to AD 100, has long puzzled historians and archaeologists. Recent breakthroughs in genetic analysis are now shedding light on ...

Trinity College Dublin. "Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 15 January 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250115124453.htm>.

An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age ...

Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.

The Iron Age began at around 1200 B.C. and ended in 550 B.C., though the university says the objects date back around 2,000 years.

Using iron meteorite in the ancient world and prehistoric era isn't unprecedented. For example, researchers found an iron arrowhead in Switzerland and determined it was made 3,000 years ago from ...

Iron Age swords revealed as ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ black market forgeries Neutron tomography proved the ancient Iranian weapons were augmented. Andrew Paul Oct 8, 2024 2:54 PM EDT ...

Two of the 66 pieces, a bracelet and a hollow hemisphere, have troubled historians since the treasure's discovery, since they appear to be made from iron. The Iron Age began after the Bronze Age ...

Ancient England had more "bling" than historians have given it credit for. That's the conclusion archaeologists drew from a cache of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts from northeast England dating ...

In addition to the Roman artifacts, multiple Iron Age weapons and armor were found, including "an incredibly valuable chainmail shirt." Experts believe it was buried by a chieftain.