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Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?

Discover Magazine - Wed 30 May 12

Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?, Discover Magazine - Wed 30 May 12

Occupy the Neolithic: Social Immobility in the Stone Age

Wired Science - Tue 29 May 12

Just how early did the 99 percent feel the dominance of the 1 percent? Skeletal remains from prehistoric farming communities suggest that inequality was an early feature going back more than ...

'Inequality' of Stone Age farmers

BBC News - Tue 29 May 12

A study of more than 300 Neolithic skeletons suggests evidence of "hereditary inequality" among farmers 7,000 years ago, researchers claim.

Occupy the Neolithic

Science Now - Mon 28 May 12

Skeletons of early farmers reveal the roots of social inequality

New study finds earliest evidence yet of differential access to land

Phys.org - Mon 28 May 12

Hereditary inequality began over 7,000 years ago in the early Neolithic era, with new evidence showing that farmers buried with tools had access to better land than those buried without.

Inequality dates back to Stone Age: Earliest evidence yet of differential access to land, ScienceDaily - Tue 29 May 12
Inequality dates back to the Stone Age, Labspaces.net - Tue 29 May 12
Inequality dates back to the Stone Age, Science Blog - Tue 29 May 12
Inequality dates back to the Stone Age, Eurekalert - Mon 28 May 12

Even in the Stone Age there were 'haves' and 'have nots' - and our unequal society began 7,000 years ago

Daily Mail - Tue 29 May 12

Some farmers grew fat on fertile land, armed with the latest tools, while others starved – even when world population stood at a mere five to seven million, say Bristol researchers.

Inequality Existed Since the Stone Age

Livescience - Tue 29 May 12

Inequality dates back more than 7,000 years, to the Neolithic era, a new study finds.

Your daddy's rich ... inherited wealth may date back to dawn of agriculture

The Guardian - Mon 28 May 12

Having well-heeled, privileged parents mattered even in the Neolithic, according to a study of 5,000-year-old skeletonsHereditary wealth and privilege date back to the earliest days of farming ...

Could The Trend Towards Inequality Be Bred Into Us?

RedOrbit - Wed 30 May 12

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com The age-old struggle between classes may be even older than we thought, according to a new study carried out by archaeologists from the Universities of Bristol, ...