Archaeology News 6d ago

New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable

A groundbreaking study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality. Based on a massive dataset of over 50,000 houses in some 1,000 archaeological sites worldwide, the study suggests that economic inequality is not an inevitable result of societal advancement, agriculture, or population...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/study-reveals-inequality-was-never-inevitable/

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New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable

A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality

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Show threadZ6d ago
@archaeology hahaha, i cant help but laugh at this whole article. like of course they enforced the ideals of inevitable inequality for hundreds of years, so they could sow the panic of lack and excuse enforced inequality like caste and class ..acting all false enlighted "oh, its all up to peoples choices!" naw, rly now?
Show threadCésar Flores Huallpa6d ago
@JustUs4Pali @archaeology Me pregunto cómo habrán medido las paredes de las casas de la gente más pobre que sólo podía construir con madera, paja o adobe y que por ello no llegaron a nuestros tiempos.
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@unosorojo @archaeology 🤭 en serio!!! ...o aquéllos qué migraron de un sitió a otro con postes y pieles... jajaja 😅
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