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   Ancient genomes reveal Iron Age society centered on women
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115124453.htm

   * groundbreaking study finds land inherited through female line in Iron Age Britain
   * husbands moved to live w. their wife's community
   * 1st time such a system has documented in European prehistory

   Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain
   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08409-6

   #history #prehistory #Britain #anthropology #genetics #matrilocality #matriarchal #IronAge #AncientDNA

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     Two 8th century communities near Vienna shared culture but not ancestries
     https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04150-2

     * interdisciplinary analysis of ancient DNA f. 722 individuals
     * lived in region about ad 650 - ad 800
     * 2 neighboring communities had strikingly different genetic ancestries
     * 2 family trees comprising 6 generations/500 related individuals
     * reveal different marriage networks kept these communities genetically distinct despite their shared culture

     #anthropology #AncientDNA #Vienna #history