They belong to many different, and often antagonistic, clans and tribes, with no common language or religion.
他们属于许多不同的，往往是敌对的宗族和部落，没有共同语言或宗教。
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They were no longer a series of small bands but lived in a large community with more elaborate social organization, probably grouped into clans of people of common descent.
The system of matrilineal clans was maintained throughout this period, even though some clans merged to form larger groups while others divided into smaller descent groups.