Duration of agriculture and distance from the steppe predict the evolution of large-scale human societies in Afro-Eurasia

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications • Vol/Iss. 7(1) • Nature Portfolio • • Published In • Pages: 1-8 •
By Currie, Thomas E., Turchin, Peter, Turner, Edward, Gavrilets, Sergey

Hypothesis

Duration of agriculture and distance from the Steppe are strong predictors of social complexity.

Note

See Table 2 for Standardized coefficients.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Generalized Least Squares (GLS) regressionSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Social ComplexityDependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Duration of agricultureIndependentAgriculture
Distance from the Eurasian SteppeIndependentMaps, Location