DNA Study Reveals Matrilineal, Matrilocal Society at Çatalhöyük

Ancient DNA Reveals That Men Moved in With Their Brides' Families in This Neolithic Settlement

A new study suggests that a 9,000-year-old society in Catalhoyuk, a proto-city in southern Anatolia, may have established a "female-centered" social structure

Ancient DNA Confirms Women’s Unexpected Status In One Of The Oldest Known Neolithic Settlements

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of the few settlements from the time.

Archaeology breakthrough as 9,000-year-old bombshell found in major city

Researchers discovered that around two-thirds of the individuals buried shared the same maternal ancestry, indicating they descended from a single maternal line.

Catalhoyuk: 9,000-year-old city ruled by women, DNA reveals story of matriarchal civilization

Science News: Genetic analysis of skeletons at Catalhoyuk, a Neolithic settlement in Turkey, suggests a matriarchal society where women were central figures. Matern

Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics research to shed new light on the emergence of farming in the Middle East in the transition from hunting and gathering, called the Neolithic Revolution. The authors find that big villages or perhaps “towns” like Çatalhöyük in what is now Turkiye, morever, were matriarchal, with female lineage…

Ancient city possibly ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, researchers say

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female dominance.