We are pleased to republish the following article by Ding Rui, originally published in the Chinese online magazine Sixth Tone, about a groundbreaking discovery at the Fujia archaeological site in Shandong, China. The findings, published in Nature, provide the first genome-wide evidence of a prehistoric society organised around maternal lineage, dating back to 2750–2500 BCE. … Continue reading Oldest matrilineal society unearthed in China