Scars for war: evaluating alternative signaling explanations for cross-cultural variance in ritual costs

Evolution and Human Behavior Vol/Iss. 28 Published In Pages: 234-247
By Sosis, Richard, Kress, Howard C., Boster, James S.

Hypothesis

Societies with internal warfare will be positively associated only with nonpermanent markers.

Note

Painting, ingestion and isolation were all tested and found to be significant indicators

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Internal WarfareIndependentWarfare
Nonpermanent MarkerDependentAdornment, Uniform And Accouterment