I seem to remember reading that tribes were more egalitarian than modern society, although its possible the author was just romanticising the noble savage.
I seem to remember reading that tribes were more egalitarian than modern society, although its possible the author was just romanticising the noble savage.
There's reason to believe that foragers were more materially egalitarian than farmers, just because material wealth was harder to store. But it's not obvious that they were more egalitarian when it comes to political power or ability to do violence.
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