LCS Feedback and Discussion Session

Household size has been suggested to indicate household wealth in the ancient Near East. If this is correct, we can measure the wealth of households based on their land use, which can then signal wealth inequality and social complexity. In early agricultural societies, there is often a correlation between increasing social complexity and greater wealth inequality. Therefore, disparity in household sizes can potentially indicate the development of social hierarchies and greater reliance on specialists in some of the world's earliest civilisations. 

This seminar will be an open discussion led by Dr Lawrence based on material circulated by him beforehand.