Wealth Inequality in the Prehispanic Northern US Southwest from Malthus to Tyche

Wealth inequality in the prehistoric upland US Southwest has previously been calculated based on the distribution of floor area. These studies have shown that wealth inequality varied in this region across time and space. Social and familial/household inequality has also been shown to have existed based on clan and factional structures and the level of disparity in wealth also changed over time. These variations may have been tied to crop fluctuation, varying levels of violence, or both. Professor Kohler will be discussing the causes and effects of this inequality in the region from Malthus to Tyche, and examining how wealth inequality can be measured in the Prehispanic US Southwest.