Scientists have found evidence of a matrilineal society in the southwest of England after analyzing DNA from human remains found at a rare Iron Age burial site. The findings represent a major ...

Researchers say most of the people buried here were related along a single matrilineal line ... British women to paint a picture of an untamed society. But archaeology, and now genetics, implies ...

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...

This pattern indicates that the society was not only matrilocal but also matrilineal, tracing lineage through the maternal line. The term matrilocal refers to the practice where newlyweds reside ...

It was performed by members of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of initiated men.Within the Chewa's traditional matrilineal society, where married men played a rather marginal role, the Nyau ...

These tribes of Meghalaya make up a unique matrilineal society where the lineage is traced through the maternal line. The West Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is predominantly inhabited by the ...