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Published online 29 November 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021125-8
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Few had wealth in ancient Egypt
Houses hint at polarized society 3,500 years ago.
Most ancient Egyptians were on the poverty line while a handful of priest-kings held fabulous wealth. Children earned their keep from a very early age and two out of every three people in an average family had to work.
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