The origins of Halloween traditions go back to an ancient Celtic festival involving animal sacrifice and a cave of demons in Rathcroghan, Ireland. Mike McCarthy, a tour guide at Rathcroghan, joins us.
New research revealing a major migration to the island of Great Britain offers fresh insights into the languages spoken at the time, the ancestry of present-day England and Wales, and even ancient ...
The largest analysis of ancient DNA to date has revealed a mass migration of people from what is now France into England and Wales during the late Bronze Age, which may have spread Celtic languages to ...
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Were the Celts matriarchal? Ancient DNA reveals men married into local, powerful female lineages
Celtic society in England was female-focused 2,000 years ago, a genetic study of Iron Age skeletons reveals. DNA analysis of dozens of ancient burials uncovered a community whose lineage could be ...
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Ancient DNA Suggests West African Ancestry in Early Medieval England Individuals, Confusing Experts
The journey of our ancestors out of Africa was of keen interest to archaeologists as they tracked the age-old paths. Understanding the journey helped map the spread of the population and how it ...
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