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> The fact of the matter is that we don't know a lot about how our ancient ancestors behaved But we know for certain what they came up with in reaction to what
by eternalban 9y ago
> The fact of the matter is that we don't know a lot about how our ancient ancestors behaved
But we know for certain what they came up with in reaction to whatever they were doing before. The reaction appears to have been nearly universal: Patriarchal family.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoNearly universal may be overstating things somewhat, judging by recent human history[1]. Common, though. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_matrilineal_or_matrilocal_societies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_matrilineal_or_matrilo...