Criteria of Complexity in Evolution: Cross-Cultural Study in Archaeology of Prehistory

Writing will be correlated with fixity of residence.

Tested in the Atlas of Cultural Evolution (ACE) sample. Also tested using Gamma (1.000, p<0.001) and Spearman Correlation (0.249, p<0.001).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Pearson's R	Supported	p<0.001	0.236	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Fixity Of Residence	Independent	Settlement Patterns
Writing	Dependent	Writing

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Barry III, Herbert	2009	Higher government levels will be associated with several other measures of cultural complexity (203).	Supported	9	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hendrix, Lewellyn	1996	Sanctions regarding illegitimacy are positively associated with fixity of residence (78).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Murdock, George Peter	1973	". . . housebuilding . . . tends strongly to be assigned to females where the mode of life is strictly nomadic . . ." (213)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hrnčíř, Václav	2017	There will be a relationship between slavery and social complexity	Supported	13	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kradin, Nikolay N.	2013	Writing will be correlated with political integration.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author