Mapping the middle ground between foragers and farmers

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Vol/Iss. 65(1) Elsevier Inc. Published In Pages: 1-13
By Denham, Tim, Donohue, Mark

Hypothesis

Middle-ground societies are geographically patterned.

Note

The authors examine this by examining which societies spend more than 15% of their time in both gathering and cultivating. They found that these groups are more common in the wet tropics and some parts of North America.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive StatisticsSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
RegionIndependentLocation, Climate
Subsistence StrategyDependentFood Quest, Diet