Which Came First — Matriarchy or Patriarchy? And why?

A friend of mine is curious whether matriarchy or patriarchy came first and why. He probably means whether men or women rule the state, but it could also be a question of who rules the household. As far as we know, people have only had written language for less than ten thousand years, and there were no states or even cities before then. But human beings have been around for at least a million years. That means it’s impossible to resolve this question based on historical records. But archaeology and anthropology have revealed a wide variety of styles of living. And whatever happened before will happen again, given almost limitless time — and a million years is almost limitless. <a href="https://medium.com/@seltzer_57387/which-came-first-matriarchy-or-patriarchy-and-why-8ceb21cf098e">Website</a>