Cross-cultural forager myth transmission rules: Implications for the emergence of cumulative culture

Myth-telling rules will mandate that myths are told by the most proficient storytellers.

61 out of 80 societies have rules regarding who can narrate a myth (76.3%).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Descriptive Statistics	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Rules related to myth narration	Dependent	Verbal Arts, Mythology

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise	2023	Myth-telling rules will mandate that myths are told under low-distraction conditions.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise	2023	Myth-telling rules will mandate that myths are told to multiple individuals from multiple generations.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise	2023	Myth-telling rules will be reinforced by sanctions for breaking them or incentives for following them.	Somewhat Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Scalise Sugiyama, Michelle	2023	Myth-telling rules will constrain transmission and contexts similarly across forager societies.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise	2023	Myth-telling rules will mandate that measures are applied to ensure that myths are told in an accurate fashion, and maintain audience attention.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author