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Social organisation
During most of the Neolithic age, people lived in small tribes composed of multiple bands or lineages. There is Little scientific evidence of developoed social stratification in most Neolithic societes; social stratification is more associated with the later Bronze Age. Although some late Neolithic societes formed complex stratified shiefdoms similar to Polynesian societes, most Neolithic societes were relatively simple and egalitarian. However, Neolithic societes were noticeably more hierarchical tan the Paleolithic cultures that preceded them. The domestication of animals resulted in a dramatic increase in social inequality. Possession of livestock allowed competition between households and resulted in inherited inequalities of wealth. Neolithic pastoralists who controlled large herds gradually acquired more livestock, and this made economic inequalities more pronounced. However, evidence of social inequality is still disputed. Families and households were still largely independent...
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