The foundations of modern economic systems are rooted in the economic behaviour of contemporary humans, and ‘primitive’ societies have been assumed not to fit standard economic theory. But an analysis of metal fragments — effectively, money — shows that modern-style economic behaviour can be identified at least as far back as 3,500 years ago.
Ialongo, N., Lago, G. (2024). Bronze Age Europeans exhibited modern economic behaviour. NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, 8(9), 1641-1642 [10.1038/s41562-024-01936-2].
Bronze Age Europeans exhibited modern economic behaviour
Ialongo N.
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2024-01-01
Abstract
The foundations of modern economic systems are rooted in the economic behaviour of contemporary humans, and ‘primitive’ societies have been assumed not to fit standard economic theory. But an analysis of metal fragments — effectively, money — shows that modern-style economic behaviour can be identified at least as far back as 3,500 years ago.File in questo prodotto:
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