When did inequality appear?

The results of the recent study show that it appeared more than 7,000 years ago, during the Neolithic period.

From more than 300 human skeletons found throughout Central Europe, the team discovered evidence of differences in opportunities for land use among new Stone Age farmers.

Conducting Strontium isotope analysis of bone, they found that in men buried with many stone dome axes (tools used for smoothing or carving on wood), the ratio of isotopes is low. change more than the rest of the male group. This shows that people in group 1 have more opportunities to access good land. They live in fertile, fertile lands, have conditions to improve production, Alex Bentley - Professor of Archeology and Anthropology at Bristol University revealed.

In addition, at the early stage of this era, women were more likely to come from another area, not where they found their bodies, which could be explained by the fact that after marriage, they would have to moved to 'husband's house' . New findings are consistent with archaeological, genetic and anthropological evidence .

'That result and some studies of ancient plants show that the first citizens of the Neolithic period in Germany had a system of land use rights regulations, which helped us understand how Restructuring their society and farming organization , 'Professor Bentley added.

'Later, when human society continues to experience the Bronze Age, Iron Age and especially the era of Modern Industry, inequality also follows and gradually increases, but' seeds' Its 'seed has been sown since the Neolithic period'.

Reference: Livescience