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Showing posts with label matriarchy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label matriarchy. Show all posts
Saturday, June 17, 2017

When Will Land Rights for South Asian Women Become a Reality?

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In Meghalaya, India’s northeastern biodiversity hotspot, all three major tribes are matrilineal. Children take the mother’s family name, wh...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Chacoan Society - Medieval Matriarchy

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Early human societies were run by a female elite | Daily Mail Online A new genetic analysis of the burial chamber of a complex prehistori...
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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Ancient Cahokia ‘America’s first city’

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Ancient remains at ‘America’s first city’ reveal women held high-power positions | Daily Mail Online Almost 50 years ago, archaeologists ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Meghalaya: Modern Day Matriarchy

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From the Sydney Morning Herald : The one and only place in India where the birth of a baby girl is greeted with ecstasy is Meghalaya, ...
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