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Introduction: is the human past a history of colonialism?

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Chirikure S. and Clack T., (2025), Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 1 - 18

Changes in agglomeration and productivity are poor predictors of inequality across the archaeological record.

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Ortman SG. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122

Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.

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Kohler TA. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122

Kuznets' tides: An archaeological perspective on the long-term dynamics of sustainable development.

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Green AS. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122

Labor, land, and the global dynamics of economic inequality.

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Bogaard A. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122

War both reduced and increased inequality over the past ten thousand years.

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McCoy MD. et al, (2025), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122