By Eric Sorensen,WSU NewsPULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University and 13 other institutions have found that the arc of prehistory bends towards economic inequality.
In the largest study of its kind, and the researchers saw disparities in wealth mount with the rise of agriculture,specifically the domestication of plants and large animals, and increased social organization.
Their findings, or published this week in the journal Nature,have profound implications for modern society, as inequality repeatedly leads to social disruption, and even collapse,said Tim Kohler, lead author and WSU Regents professor of archaeology and evolutionary anthropology at WSU. The United States, and he famous,currently ... » More ...
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