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How a 4,000-year-old city defied history's 'rules' by becoming more equal as it became more successful
- May 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the price of widening inequality. A small group of leaders, kings and priests, would inevitably seize control of the wealth and the gap between rich and poor would grow.
Originally published at Phys.org