Melvin Ember (1973) suggests that the living floor area of the average
house in a society is a good archeological indicator of patrilocal versus
matrilocal residence. This study successfully replicates his findings and
suggests the sociological factors that may favor larger households and
hence larger living floor areas in matrilocal societies.
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