Join us for an evening of surprises that are valuable for both men and women to know in these tumultuous times.

https://youtu.be/3_-AHYe8Q7M

Celtic tribes were centred around women

Celtic communities in Britain were ‘matriolocal’ — women stayed with their families and their husbands came to them — according to genetic analysis. Investigations of 55 individuals found in an Iron Age burial site in the south of England associated with the Durotriges tribe showed that two-thirds of them shared mitochondrial DNA. This form of DNA is passed only through mothers — a sign that they all descended from the same female ancestor. Matriolocality doesn’t necessarily equate to women’s empowerment, but the findings could explain why archaeologists often find Celtic women buried with goods such as jewellery and combs, while men weren’t afforded the same luxuries for the afterlife.

Science | 6 min read
Reference: Nature paper

Happy New Year!

I've put together a clip that can help us navigate 2025.

Hoping you find this valuable and wishing you the best,

Jacqui

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_39--GZL9bs

Celebrating 33 years of Independence

Slovenian Embassy, Washington D.C.

2nd edition of Finding Slovenia, 

published by Mladinska knjiga,

Ljubljana, Slovenia, June, 2024.

First published in 2009.

 

In remembrance of Lia, a light that stills shine bright
in the Archive of Past Treasures

May Lia's memory inspire us now, even as her indomitable spirit did in life.

How lucky we were to have known her.

We need to live for Lia - 

her life was cut too short.

With sadness and renewed commitment to achieving Lia's goals of global justice, 

Jacqui

 

 

                  For your viewing pleasure

Here's a cursory look at a place whose past has been vitally important to the world. 

youtu.be/ROSkmMhBqX8