Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.

Kohler TA, Bogaard A, Ortman SG, Crema ER, Chirikure S, Cruz P, Green A, Kerig T, McCoy MD, Munson J, Petrie C, Thompson AE, Birch J, Cervantes Quequezana G, Feinman GM, Fochesato M, Gronenborn D, Hamerow H, Jin G, Lawrence D, Roscoe PB, Rosenstock E, Erny GK, Kim H, Ohlrau R, Hanson JW, Fargher Navarro L, Pailes M

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2400691122
Published: 2025 Apr 22
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@article{allodium:10.1073/pnas.2400691122,
  title = {Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.},
  author = {Kohler TA and Bogaard A and Ortman SG and Crema ER and Chirikure S and Cruz P and Green A and Kerig T and McCoy MD and Munson J and Petrie C and Thompson AE and Birch J and Cervantes Quequezana G and Feinman GM and Fochesato M and Gronenborn D and Hamerow H and Jin G and Lawrence D and Roscoe PB and Rosenstock E and Erny GK and Kim H and Ohlrau R and Hanson JW and Fargher Navarro L and Pailes M},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.2400691122},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2400691122}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.
AU  - Kohler TA
AU  - Bogaard A
AU  - Ortman SG
AU  - Crema ER
AU  - Chirikure S
AU  - Cruz P
AU  - Green A
AU  - Kerig T
AU  - McCoy MD
AU  - Munson J
AU  - Petrie C
AU  - Thompson AE
AU  - Birch J
AU  - Cervantes Quequezana G
AU  - Feinman GM
AU  - Fochesato M
AU  - Gronenborn D
AU  - Hamerow H
AU  - Jin G
AU  - Lawrence D
AU  - Roscoe PB
AU  - Rosenstock E
AU  - Erny GK
AU  - Kim H
AU  - Ohlrau R
AU  - Hanson JW
AU  - Fargher Navarro L
AU  - Pailes M
PY  - 2025
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DO  - 10.1073/pnas.2400691122
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2400691122
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TA, K., A, B., SG, O., ER, C., S, C., P, C., A, G., T, K., MD, M., J, M., C, P., AE, T., J, B., G, C. Q., GM, F., M, F., D, G., H, H., G, J., D, L., PB, R., E, R., GK, E., H, K., R, O., JW, H., L, F. N., & M, P. (2025). Economic inequality is fueled by population scale, land-limited production, and settlement hierarchies across the archaeological record.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2400691122

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