She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient Christianity, and Women's Studies. In the last twenty years, the history of women in ancient Christianity has been almost completely ...

An ancient woman’s recently discovered ... it appears the society fostered a comparatively egalitarian culture that included women in positions of power. Long before the Incas, there were ...

This matrilocal pattern defied the norm, putting women at the center of economic and social power, and is the first documented system of its kind in European prehistory. Also, it lends some truth ...

You're coming in as a relative stranger." Researchers know that women joined their husbands' communities by examining the ancient DNA of groups that were buried together from the Neolithic Period ...

Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while ... An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that ...

The erosion of human settlements is likely introducing new risks for women: “Our conclusion is that women and children, as well as poor families, including the elderly and disabled, are the most ...

Lily Moore does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A fetching purple tunic found in an ancient tomb in Greece belonged to Alexander the Great, experts say. The revered ceremonial garment – called 'mesoleucon sarapis' – was uncovered 47 ...

The oldest prison for women in the nation is here in Massachusetts. MCI-Framingham, built in 1877, houses about 200 women. More than half of those in custody are serving sentences longer than six ...