valar comments on [Question] When have we as a human species started to create social hierarchies?

submitted 2 months ago by A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Does anyone have a estimated date or something like that?

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[–] valar@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

I'd wager social heirarchy is as old as homo sapiens if not older

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Hard to think of any ape or monkeys that don't have hierarchies. Pulling back to all mammals, hierarchies are more common than not.

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