Um, I have a book titled "When God Was a Woman". It is written by Merlin Stone. It references many, many instances of archeological evidence for both matrilineal and matriarchal societies. There are specific laws from the times, indicating inheritance and legal contracts. There are business...
I agree with the folks who have been connecting this (control, taboos) with inheritance and property. But to assume that things were better before the patriarchies were established is naive at best. Since a lot of matrilineal cultures were either pre-written language, or had most of their...