Another passion of mine is the history of #Çatalhöyük site - and whether or not it had a #MatriachalSociety!
Ancient city possibly ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, researchers say
By Cara Tabachnick
June 28, 2025
Excerpt: "We need to move away from our Western bias that assumes all societies are #patrilineal. Many cultures, including some #IndigenousAustralian groups, pass identity, land rights, and responsibilities through the mother's line — a #matrilineal system,' study co-author Dr. Eline Schotsmans, a research fellow at Australia's University of Wollongong's School of Science, said in a statement.
"These findings come several months after researchers studying social networks in #CelticSociety in Britain before the #RomanInvasion gathered genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery and found that women were closely related, while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage.
"Using an examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in #Dorset in southwest England, their study, published in the journal Nature, shows that two-thirds of the individuals were descended from a single maternal lineage. This suggests that women had some control of land and property, as well as strong social support, researchers said.
"Researchers said upon the release of their findings, 'It is possible that maternal ancestry was the primary shaper of group identities.' "
Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-city-ruled-by-females-catalhoyuk/
Original paper:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr2915
