New research at an ancient settlement in Spain reveals an egalitarian society that shared labor and local resources.

"Many people imagine early societies as egalitarian, but our research shows ... coefficient -- a standard measure of inequality -- to ancient house sizes, researchers discovered that early farming ...

The teenagers’ skeletons were unearthed at the cemetery of Basur Höyük where researchers previously uncovered evidence of “grand funerary rituals” and the burial of “spectacular” quantities of ...

Once part of ancient Mesopotamia, Başur Höyük is dated to between ... This larger group can be called an "age set," according to the study. In general, in egalitarian societies, leadership is earned ...

A new archaeological study at an ancient settlement, Valencina de la Concepción, near Seville, Spain, reveals that an egalitarian and cooperative society thrived there for nearly 1,000 years during ...

Ancient DNA analysis of nine skeletons from ... be called an "age set," according to the study. In general, in egalitarian societies, leadership is earned instead of inherited, but "age sets ...