Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies

Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The so-called 'silver spoon' effect - in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another - is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies, according to an international study coordinated by a UC Davis anthropologist...

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