"The most tantalizing feature of the ancient Indus Valley remains is what they appear to lack: any trace of a ruling class or managerial elite. ... here was a stable, prosperous civilization that appeared to remain that way for centuries without a state, without priest-kings or merchant oligarchs, and without a rigid caste system or warrior class. How did they manage it?"
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/26/why-are-archaeologists-unable-to-find-evidence-for-a-ruling-class-of-the-indus-civilization/
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2023-06-27 16:09:18
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