A new study led by Amy Bogaard , Professor of European Archaeology, School of Archaeology , University of Oxford, reveals that high wealth inequality in human societies over the past 10,000 years was encouraged by land-hungry farming practices. Where land became scarce, wealth inequality often grew among households, but where land was abundant, wealth was more equally distributed. Past societies are often presumed to be egalitarian, but our research shows that high wealth inequality could

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