Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | July 19, 2025 Women held power at a site near the birthplace of China. SCIENTISTS IN CHINA have discovered one of the oldest known matrilineal societieswhere family lines and inheritance are traced through a community's women, not its men. This story is from the July 19, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers. Already a subscriber? Sign In