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Archaeologists used isotopes — variants of a chemical element — to analyze the diet of a Neolithic community in Valais, Switzerland. They found that not only did the community have quite a lot of “foreigners”, but it may also have been remarkably egalitarian. Everyone gets foodThe landscapes of the Swiss Alps are among the most picturesque sites on Earth. They’re also home to one of the most affluent societies in the current time, and one of the most egalitarian. Apparently, the Swiss have been doing this for a long time. Recent research employing isotopic analysis has shed light on the diet a…

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