Gary Feinman

Gary Feinman is an anthropologist at the Field Museum in Chicago, known for his research on ancient societies and inequality. He is a co-author of a significant study published in PNAS that challenges traditional notions about the emergence of inequality in human societies, revealing that disparities in wealth often arose long after the advent of agriculture. Feinman's work is part of the Global Inequality Dynamics Project (GINI), which examines archaeological data to understand economic disparities through history, shedding light on the complex relationships between society, agriculture, and wealth distribution.