A modern male-centered view of archaeological remains has overlooked a possible matriarchal society in ancient Europe.
A lavish burial site from the Copper Age, unearthed in southwest Spain in 2008, is not the final resting place of a young male leader, as scientists once assumed.According to researchers at the University of Seville and the University of Vienna, the Ivory Lady's molars and incisors both contain the AMELX gene, which is involved in the production of tooth enamel and is located on the X chromosome.
Several generations after her death, well-wishers seem to have left even more ivory objects near her grave, including a dazzling crystal dagger with an ivory handle. The only other burial site with similar"pomp and wealth" contains mostly women and is only 100 meters away from the Ivory Lady. Thecontains around 25 individuals, interred alongside gold blades, crystal arrowheads, and amber beads around 2875 to 2635 BCE.
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