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Neolithic matrilineal society in ancient China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Studies of ancient DNA have generally found that societies in Neolithic and Bronze Age Eurasia were organized around the male line. However, investigation of the Fujia archaeological site in eastern China reveals a Neolithic community organized around two maternal clans — suggesting that this prehistoric society traced its ancestry through the maternal line. Studies of the Fujia cemeteries in eastern China reveal a Neolithic community that seems to have been organized matrilineally.

Source: Nature

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-01870-x

Language: English

Topic: Forensic and Genetic Research

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,690

OpenAlex ID: W4411418323

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