article_snippet: It was a time of radical inequality and centralised practices of economic redistribution,' Professor Smith added, 'and the political leaders were scrambling to hold on to the political leaders power.
article_snippet: Knowing what the future held was critically important.'
article_snippet: The diviner, Professor Smith continued, would have been a kind of an early risk analyst, assessing strategies and advising on politics and finances. '
article_snippet: The diviner would have been a kind of an early risk analyst, assessing strategies and advising on politics and finances.