A clan is defined as a group of people with the following characteristics.
- Common ancestors
- Lived in a group of up to 100 members
- Common residence (today there is the concept of private property)
- Joint Work
- Division of labour
- Children started helping from 4 to 5 years of age
- Elders make decisions
- Primitive communal system (Limited in family, no community extensions)
- Advanced art and technology
- Rise of art and beliefs
- Taming of wild animals
- Livestock breeding
- Land clearance and ploughing
- Metal and Plough invention
