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Matrilineal Structure and Descent in Iron Age Britain

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:15:59 +0000

Female-focused social structures have been suggested for some iron age groups by archaeologists – and for some time.

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:40:03 +0000

This was a period during which civilization itself spread and prospered. Introduction The Bronze Age is a term

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:18:56 +0000

We find chamber tombs, unchambered tombs, and megaliths not associated with burials. Megaliths are large-scale stone structures associated

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:01:12 +0000

Within Celtic society there was a binding system where powerful individuals undertook to look after others. Introduction The

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:14:15 +0000

Archaeology, epigraphy, and literature function in tandem in order to establish a more coherent account. Introduction The Iron

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:49:14 +0000

The Wielbark culture was named after a village where a burial place with over 3,000 tombs. Introduction The Wielbark

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:52:47 +0000

One of the spear points found in the 2,500-year-old grave in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. Anna Gowthorpe/PA What’s in a

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:51:47 +0000

The River Thames / Wikimedia Commons By Jon Cotton / 10.10.2016 Senior Curator in Pre-History Museum of London