British Celtic Women Lived In A Matriarchy (or at least close to it)

For those who think patriarchy is "natural" comes evidence from ancient Briton where Celtic women seen to have lived in a matriarchy. At least in one place. I suspect they will find more. 

In Britain, during the Neolithic Period (characterized by the introduction of agriculture) and the Bronze Age, which dated from about 4000 to 800 BCE, prehistoric human societies tended to be patrilocal. That's "where women move," says Cassidy. "They leave their home upon marriage, and they go join the village, the community of their husbands."

This is why Cassidy and her colleagues were surprised to find remains of a Celtic tribe that lived during the Iron Age in Britain from around 100 BCE to 100 CE where it appeared, after studying their DNA, that women were at the center of their social network. The research is published in Nature.

The Nature study can be found here.