US EditionDid Women Rule Çatalhöyük? DNA Suggests a Matrilineal Society in One of the World's Oldest Cities
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Did Women Rule Çatalhöyük? DNA Suggests a Matrilineal Society in One of the World's Oldest Cities
A groundbreaking genetic study of Neolithic remains from Çatalhöyük, one of the earliest known cities in the world, is challenging long-held assumptions about ancient social structures. The analysis suggests that female lineage played a central role in household formation—hinting at a matrilocal or even matrilineal society nearly 9,000 years ago.Life in Neolithic AnatoliaLocated in central Turkey near modern-day Konya, Çatalhöyük thrived between…
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