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

Ancestors' dependence on herding will be predictive of a willingness to punish in contemporary societies. (5)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Regression	Supported	p<0.05	0.45	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Ancestor Dependence on Herding	Independent	History, Pastoral Activities
Willingness to Punish	Dependent	Behavior Processes And Personality, Informal In-group Justice, Sanctions

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Cao, Yiming	2021	Ancestors' dependence on herding will be predictive of the frequency and severity of armed conflict 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
Cao, Yiming	2021	Dependency on herding will be predictive of themes of violence and punishment in pre-industrial societies. (5)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2020	High dependence on either hunting and gathering or herding animals will be negatively associated with the robustness of individual land rights	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author