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9,000-Year-Old Matrilineal Society Discovered at Çatalhöyük, Turkey
A new genetic study reveals that the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük was a matrilineal and matrilocal society, where women stayed in their homes and girls received more grave goods than boys. This contrasts with contemporary European societies, highlighting social equality and the absence of organized violence.