Radiocarbon dating and DNA show ancient Puebloan leadership in the maternal line
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

Discovering who was a leader, or even if leaders existed, from the ruins of archaeological sites is difficult, but now a team of archaeologists and biological anthropologists, using a powerful combination of radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA, have shown that a matrilineal dynasty likely ruled Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico for more than 300 years.