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[[File:IvoryLabelOfDen-BritishMuseum-August19-08.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. Pharaoh Den from the First Dynasty smiting his enemies from the "east."]]
Multicultural societies are today common and ubiquitous, but when did such societies become not only normal or typical but accepted or even celebrated? Most likely, multi-cultural societies begin to evolve early in prehistory, as ethnic groups migrated to regions and integrated into existing societies. However, we rarely see multiculturalism celebrated until much later in historical periods when large states became the norm.