Tag Archive for 'Celt'

Curtin et al. provide unequivocal evidence for human arrival and livestock disturbance in the Faroe Islands centuries before Viking settlement in the 9th century CE. Image credit: T.H. Jensen.

Faroe Islands Were Settled Before Vikings Arrived, New Research Shows

Dec 30, 2021 by News Staff

The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago between Norway and Iceland, were settled by Viking explorers in the mid-9th century CE. However, several...

Karen Fleming and the 3D wax reconstruction of Hilda. Image credit: University of Dundee.

Researcher Reconstructs Female Druid’s Face after 2,000 Years

Aug 20, 2019 by News Staff

A researcher from the University of Dundee has recreated the head of one of Scotland’s oldest druids. Karen Fleming and the 3D wax reconstruction of...

Reconstruction of Ballynahatty Neolithic skull by Elizabeth Black. Her genes tell us she had black hair and brown eyes. Image credit: Barrie Hartwell.

Ancient Genomes from Ireland Sequenced for the First Time

Dec 30, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

A large team of researchers reported this week that it had sequenced the whole genomes of four prehistoric Irish individuals: a Neolithic woman (3343 –...

Major events in the peopling of the British Isles. Top left: the routes taken by the first settlers after the last ice age. Top right: Britain during the period of Roman rule. Bottom left: the regions of ancient British, Irish and Saxon control. Bottom right: the migrations of Norse and Danish Vikings; the main regions of Norse Viking (light brown) and Danish Viking (light blue) settlement are shown. Image credit: Stephen Leslie et al / EuroGeographics.

New Study Examines Genetic Structure of British Population

Mar 19, 2015 by News Staff

In a new study published in the journal Nature, scientists used DNA samples collected from 2,039 people to create the fine-scale genetic map of British...

Chariot linch pin from three angles, showing the intricate decoration at the ends. Image credit: University of Leicester.

Bronze Parts of Celtic Chariot Found in UK

Oct 15, 2014 by News Staff

The bronze remains of a Celtic chariot dating to the 2nd or 3rd century BC have been unearthed at the Burrough Hill Iron Age hillfort, near Melton Mowbray...