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aljazeera 27d ago 2f0eaf96… source ↗
Archaeologists find ancient female-led society in Turkiye
Archaeologists find ancient female-led society in Turkiye Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient female-led society in the ruins of a city in present-day Turkiye.
bluesky 34d ago 429b8138… source ↗
Ancient DNA from 131 skeletons at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye suggests a female-centered, matrilineal society 9,000 years ago. Women’s family lines shaped households, ...
Ancient DNA from 131 skeletons at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye suggests a female-centered, matrilineal society 9,000 years ago. Women’s family lines shaped households, girls received more burial goods, and there’s little evidence of organized violence.
aljazeera 35d ago dbaf7a0f… source ↗
Archaeologists find ancient matrilineal society in Turkiye’s Catalhoyuk
Archaeologists find ancient matrilineal society in Turkiye’s Catalhoyuk About 9,000 years ago, the settlement was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence.

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About 9,000 years ago, the settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence.
aljazeera
Ancient DNA from 131 skeletons at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye suggests a female-centered, matrilineal society 9,000 years ago.
bluesky
Women’s family lines shaped households at Çatalhöyük 9,000 years ago.
bluesky
Girls at Çatalhöyük received more burial goods 9,000 years ago.
bluesky
There is little evidence of organized violence at Çatalhöyük 9,000 years ago.
bluesky

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aljazeera “About 9,000 years ago, the settlement was an egalitarian, matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence.” → About 9,000 years ago, the settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye was a matrilineal society with no evidence of organised violence.
bluesky “Ancient DNA from 131 skeletons at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye suggests a female-centered, matrilineal society 9,000 years ago.” → Ancient DNA from 131 skeletons at the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Türkiye indicates a matrilineal society 9,000 years ago.

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