That’s pretty neat! Were there any other famous ancestors hiding out in Irish genes? The team did compare the modern group with two ancient genomes from Ireland. One came from a person who lived ...

Ancient genomes reveal that a bacterial fever jumped from human-borne ticks to lice around the time wool textiles became ...

What was the Celtic concept of the afterlife, and why was it so similar to the concept of the Isles of the Blessed from Greek ...

Hundreds of spectators have gathered for a Celtic fire festival marking the beginning of summer in Co Westmeath. A procession of light and fire was held at the Hill of Uisneach, an ancient ...

A procession of light and fire was held at the Hill of Uisneach, an ancient ceremonial site steeped in Irish mythology. Performers during the Bealtaine Fire Festival at the Hill of Uisneach in Co ...

AN ANCIENT sword engraved with swastikas and forged long before Jesus walked the Earth has been discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis. Uncovered intact in France after 2,300 years ...

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before ... An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that ...

Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous... Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social ...