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Martin P
@bigblackbag.bsky.social
Collector of books and things. Dorset nature, NT & Archaeology volunteer, birder, family and local history.
Pinned
See our blog on Langton Herring, and links to other sites related to the village
www.langtonherring.info/single-post/...
Hilarious Elm Tree video!
Watch the hilarious Friends of the Elm Tree Video on my YouTube sitehttps://youtube.com/@langtonherring1?si=9XdozMnCf6IvOkoCDonate to the Friends here https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of-the-el...
www.langtonherring.info
January 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great start, but we need YOU! please help #saveourpub #villagelife #jurassiccoast friendsoftheelmtree.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Reposted by Martin P
The Durotriges

An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership

A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍

www.science.org/content/arti...
Part of ancient Britain was a woman’s world, burials reveal
2000-year-old graves suggest women wielded as much—and sometimes more—power than men in some Celtic tribes
www.science.org
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Reposted by Martin P
Kijk hoe cool! IJzertijdvrouwen hadden de macht!✨ (Tuurlijk is het allemaal een stuk genuanceerder, maar dit is een platform van kort maar krachtig, toch?😅) Sowieso superinteressant onderzoek!
So intriguing!🙃 Analysis of ancient #DNA suggests female family ties were at the heart of Celtic #Britain, pointing to female empowerment: #women inherited land & husbands moved to their wives’ communities, a practice known as #matrilocality. @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
Iron age men left home to join wives’ families, DNA study suggests
Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocal
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
January 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM