#matrilineal — Public Fediverse posts
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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, 2025Excerpt: "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#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess
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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, 2025Excerpt: "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#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess
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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, 2025Excerpt: "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#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess
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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, 2025Excerpt: "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#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess
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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, 2025Excerpt: "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#History #Histodon #Matrilineal #Matriarchy #AncientHistory #AncientTurkey #Neolithic #Anatolia #MotherGoddess
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#EngenderedWriting 92 — How would it change society if women were and had always been physically stronger than men? CW: Patriarchy dissected.
It's a fun idea, and I know authors who are making it work. Still, my opinion, if strength is the only factor I am not sure it would have resulted in a society substantially different than our own. I'll analyze it for you authors so you can rewrite history.
It takes more than strength to make two people evenly matched. (I've been researching prizefighting.) Arm reach is the difference between your punch being blocked and being able to hit with few injuries. Speed and stamina matter. Weight and inertia matter. Think wrestling. All are more important than quantitative strength. This is why there are weight classes in most combative sports.
Unfortunately, women have a smaller stature on average. Weapons are an equalizer here, especially if women can wield heavier weapons than their male opponents. In a fantasy context, magic could be an equalizer. The male tendency toward aggression in aggregate could tip the scales if overwhelming force is applied.
The Indo-Europeans might have invented the concept of controlling women's sexuality to ensure a man could guarantee the paternity of a child and thus make passing property only down the male line arguably reasonable. This usurps matriarchy. This is the true definition of patriarchy. Theories are that Indo-Europeans attacked pre-existing matrilineal societies. There is archeological evidence of prior societies that seem to have been lead by women. Their demise might be the genocides hinted at in the Bible. Who would win (or would have won) if women were significantly stronger?
Women do have their advantages. Arguably speed due to less inertia, especially with added strength. Not natively aggressive in general, they might be better able to pick the winnable fights while angry men might be thinking emotionally. Flexibility. A greater biological investment in offspring might make women less likely to look at fighting as a game, the way men to this day are prone to do (not all of them, of course). For men, fighting can be fun. The danger is a gamble, but we understand the psychology of gambling, too.
For women a fight that includes protecting genetic family from child killers is never a game. Remember that paternity is imperative to a patriarch, more than life itself. A woman, especially one who's stronger than a man her size, might fixate on the death of an attacker and become ruthless. Protecting one's child changes the concept of mercy and surrender. Are either even reasonable?
We aren't those precursor matrilineal people anymore, so it's hard to characterize what could have happened were women stronger. I didn't address women's language skills or diplomacy as these aren't strength dependent, and did not prevent the obliteration of matrilineal societies by the Indo-Europeans. What I've listed are things I'd consider if I were to rewrite history with only one change: Women being stronger.
[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]
#BoostingIsSharing and #CommentingIsCool
#gender #fiction #writer #author
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Clans of the Cherokee with JP Johnson
This is a really great video to help understand some major societal differences between North American Native/Indigenous people and European settlers. Most Native/Indigenous Nations have a version of the clan system. Cherokee and Mvskoke are virtually identical for instance. We were neighbors in the ancestral lands and in Indian Territory. We shared much, intermarried, etc., likewise with other nearby Native peoples.
This is essential education for allies.
If you don’t understand clans and the matrilineal societies of North American Native/Indigenous people, you’re missing a great deal. The original colonizers resisted understanding and respecting the uniqueness of Native/Indigenous society compared to European society.
It’s well worth the hour and fifteen minutes. Def one of those missing pieces of substandard US/CA educations. I highly advise viewing this.
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Art by Jonathan Labilois, #Listuguj Nation, which I am connected through my #matrilineal line!
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Legal Status of Women in #AncientEgypt
In ancient Egypt, women “enjoyed the same rights under the law as a man” (Watterson, 16). They could “buy, sell, be a partner in legal contracts […] bring an action to court, and adopt children in her own name” (Watterson, 16), without having to consult a guardian or other male authority figure.
Property passed down through the #matrilineal line, from “mother to daughter” (Watterson, 16), perhaps because back then “maternity [was] a matter of fact, paternity a matter of opinion” (Watterson, 16).
#WomensRights #AncientEgypt #Autonomy #LegalStatus #Histodon #AncientHistory
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Legal Status of Women in #AncientEgypt
In ancient Egypt, women “enjoyed the same rights under the law as a man” (Watterson, 16). They could “buy, sell, be a partner in legal contracts […] bring an action to court, and adopt children in her own name” (Watterson, 16), without having to consult a guardian or other male authority figure.
Property passed down through the #matrilineal line, from “mother to daughter” (Watterson, 16), perhaps because back then “maternity [was] a matter of fact, paternity a matter of opinion” (Watterson, 16).
#WomensRights #AncientEgypt #Autonomy #LegalStatus #Histodon #AncientHistory
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Legal Status of Women in #AncientEgypt
In ancient Egypt, women “enjoyed the same rights under the law as a man” (Watterson, 16). They could “buy, sell, be a partner in legal contracts […] bring an action to court, and adopt children in her own name” (Watterson, 16), without having to consult a guardian or other male authority figure.
Property passed down through the #matrilineal line, from “mother to daughter” (Watterson, 16), perhaps because back then “maternity [was] a matter of fact, paternity a matter of opinion” (Watterson, 16).
#WomensRights #AncientEgypt #Autonomy #LegalStatus #Histodon #AncientHistory
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Legal Status of Women in #AncientEgypt
In ancient Egypt, women “enjoyed the same rights under the law as a man” (Watterson, 16). They could “buy, sell, be a partner in legal contracts […] bring an action to court, and adopt children in her own name” (Watterson, 16), without having to consult a guardian or other male authority figure.
Property passed down through the #matrilineal line, from “mother to daughter” (Watterson, 16), perhaps because back then “maternity [was] a matter of fact, paternity a matter of opinion” (Watterson, 16).
#WomensRights #AncientEgypt #Autonomy #LegalStatus #Histodon #AncientHistory
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Legal Status of Women in #AncientEgypt
In ancient Egypt, women “enjoyed the same rights under the law as a man” (Watterson, 16). They could “buy, sell, be a partner in legal contracts […] bring an action to court, and adopt children in her own name” (Watterson, 16), without having to consult a guardian or other male authority figure.
Property passed down through the #matrilineal line, from “mother to daughter” (Watterson, 16), perhaps because back then “maternity [was] a matter of fact, paternity a matter of opinion” (Watterson, 16).
#WomensRights #AncientEgypt #Autonomy #LegalStatus #Histodon #AncientHistory
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Clans of the Cherokee with JP Johnson
This is a really great video to help understand some major societal differences between North American Native/Indigenous people and European settlers. Most Native/Indigenous Nations have a version of the clan system. Cherokee and Mvskoke are virtually identical for instance. We were neighbors in the ancestral lands and in Indian Territory. We shared much, intermarried, etc., likewise with other nearby Native peoples.
This is essential education for allies.
If you don’t understand clans and the matrilineal societies of North American Native/Indigenous people, you’re missing a great deal. The original colonizers resisted understanding and respecting the uniqueness of Native/Indigenous society compared to European society.
It’s well worth the hour and fifteen minutes. Def one of those missing pieces of substandard US/CA educations. I highly advise viewing this.
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Native Antarctic civilization, matrilineal-patriarchal culture...oh, and dragons from outer space. I'm loving my latest worldbuilding idea!
Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2023/05/08/ice-dragons-of-antarctica/
This post’s featured image is of Mendenhall Glacier Ice cave by Gillfoto of Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-SA 3.0.
#matrilineal #family #matriarchy #patriarchy #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #alternatehistory #worldbuilding #Antarctica #aliens #alienintelligence #xenoforming #dragons #icedragons