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Lineage Organization

Lineage Organization is a kinship-based social structure in which membership is determined by descent from a common ancestor, distinguished from other kinship groups by its unilineal principle of recruitment and corporate functions.

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156

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2017–2026

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Lineage Organization in Southeastern China

G. William Skinner · Pacific Affairs · 1959 · 453 citations

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Kinship and the Social Order: The Legacy of Lewis Henry Morgan.

Sally Falk Moore, Meyer Fortes · Man · 1970 · 320 citations

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Archaeogenomic evidence reveals prehistoric matrilineal dynasty

Douglas J. Kennett, Stephen Plog, Richard J. George et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 311 citations · Full text

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Rethinking Ancient Maya Social Organization: Replacing "Lineage" with "House"

Susan D. Gillespie · American Anthropologist · 2000 · 260 citations

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Hierarchy in the organization of a captive baboon group

T. E. Rowell · Animal Behaviour · 1966 · 222 citations

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Authors

156

  1. JA
    James A. Robinson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    3 publications · 205 citations

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  2. MA
    Michael Alvard

    Texas A&M University, United States

    2 publications · 114 citations

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  3. PM
    Peter M. Whiteley

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    2 publications · 351 citations

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  4. RS
    Rubie S. Watson

    Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, United States

    2 publications · 121 citations

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  5. NN
    Nathan Nunn

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 189 citations

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Institutions

72

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    423 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    816 citations

  4. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    742 citations

  5. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    150 citations

  7. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    304 citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

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Venues

  1. Man

    7 publications · 510 citations

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  2. American Anthropologist

    5 publications · 416 citations

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  3. Africa

    5 publications · 210 citations

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  4. Journal of Anthropological Research

    3 publications · 105 citations

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  5. Cahiers d études africaines

    3 publications · 55 citations

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