She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient Christianity, and Women's Studies. In the last twenty years, the history of women in ancient Christianity has been almost completely ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the ...

From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives Ancient DNA extracted from two women who died in what is now Libya around 7,000 years ago is now helping researchers to ...