Archaeologists have unearthed additional evidence that women, not men, ruled an ancient city in Turkey that has been buried for thousands of years.  

The discovery could rewrite what we know about the earliest days of civilization and about gender roles throughout history, experts say. 

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers analyzing ancient DNA from nearly 400 skeletons at Çatalhöyük, a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic settlement in southern Turkey, revealed powerful clues that this early civilization operated under a matriarchal system.