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Mohenjo-daro's Economic Equality: What 4,000-Year-Old Ruins Tell Us About Inequality
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A 2026 archaeological study reveals Mohenjo-daro grew more economically equal over its 700-year lifespan. Cambridge researchers used 3D volumetric analysis of houses across 12 excavation layers. The Gini coefficient of house sizes declined from 0.48 to 0.35 over the city's occupation (2600-1900 BCE). This reverses the assumption that ancient cities inevitably stratified. Standardized bricks, grid-planned streets, and the Great Bath suggest collective coordination. Paradox: equality may have prevented coordinated response to the 4.2-kiloyear drought.
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