Herding, Warfare, and a Culture of Honor: Global Evidence

Ancestors' dependence on herding will be predictive of the frequency and severity of armed conflict in contemporary societies. (5)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Regression	Supported	p<0.01	0.83	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Ancestor Dependence on Herding	Independent	History, Pastoral Activities
Armed Conflict	Dependent	Ingroup Antagonisms, War

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Cao, Yiming	2025	Societies descended from herding communities tend to rely heavily on retaliation- and revenge-based conflict resolution strategies.	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Skali, Ahmed	2016	Presence of a 'moralizing god' in ethnic belief systems is associated with frequency of armed conflict events (1).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Cao, Yiming	2021	Ancestors' dependence on herding will be predictive of a willingness to punish in contemporary societies. (5)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2020	High dependence on herding animals will be associated with mobility	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Mateo	2025	Societies with greater agricultural dependence will exhibit higher levels of animal herding.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author