Studying inequality over 11,000 years of history

Posted On: Jun 14th, 2018 at 13:22

The World
Something very close to our hearts in modern times – the gap between rich and poor and wealth inequality – has been determined using economic measurements.
We all know the rich are becoming richer and the poor poorer, and this is being exacerbated by our incessant thirst for goods we don’t need, causing the destruction of the natural world on a scale never seen before.
But what was it like in ancient times? Has the gap between rich and poor always been the same or similar to the current state of affairs?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/aracheology-wealth-inequality-180968072/