The Iron Age, when the discovery of iron smelting technology helped revolutionise agriculture, war and construction, is considered to have begun around 1,400 BCE - 1,500 BCE in India ...

The large arsenal of Iron Age weaponry was discovered from the remains ... could have come from some local warrior, spoils of a past war, or even a combination of both as mentioned by the museum ...

New DNA analysis reveals women's central role in Iron Age Britain, uncovering a matrilineal society that shaped social and political power.

A new DNA-based study challenges the conventional understanding that Iron Age Britain society was dominated by men.

Historic England, which led the research, said the findings "provide evidence of a leading role for a woman in warfare on Iron Age Scilly". The body said the discovery of the sword and mirror is ...

A rare Iron Age horse brooch has been made the subject of a temporary export ban in the hope it will be acquired by a UK ...

Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift.

Women likely took control because, in the violent Iron Age we know about from hill forts and weapon stashes, men were often away and engaged in warfare. However researchers caution that this is ...

Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. An examination of ...