Archaeologist Petra Creamer counted the grave goods in more than 1,000 excavated burial sites in the #AssyrianEmpire and found that the wealth gap between rich and poor widened significantly as the empire grew. #History #ancienthistory #MoreThingsChangeMoreTheyStayTheSame https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01700-6?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=8694cb95d3-nature-briefing-daily-20240612&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-8694cb95d3-50179668