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Bournemouth archaeologist argues Iron Age ruler Verica was a woman
Bournemouth University archaeologist Miles Russell presented a reinterpretation of Verica on 5 November 2026, arguing that the ruler of Iron Age Britain was a woman.
He points to the name and coin imagery, interpreting mounted figures as female. His arguments appear in Current Archaeology and a book announced for January.
Der Standard notes that they have not yet appeared in a peer-reviewed research journal. This archaeological interpretation is not an established consensus.