Ritual human sacrifice promoted and sustained the evolution of stratified societies

Nature Vol/Iss. 532(7598) Nature Publishing Group Published In Pages: 228-231
By Watts, Joseph, Sheehan, Oliver, Atkinson, Quentin D., Bulbulia, Joseph, Gray, Russell D.

Hypothesis

When human sacrifice is present, egalitarian cultures are more likely to gain social stratification (229).

Note

When moderate and high stratification are grouped together.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Bayes factorNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Human SacrificeAssociationPrayers And Sacrifices
Social StratificationAssociationCastes, Classes