This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history

MAP Verified Summary — reported by Science Daily

As Mohenjo-daro prospered, the gap between its richest and poorest households actually shrank. Its shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and lack of powerful royal elites suggest that equality may have helped fuel the ancient city’s success.

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