Systematic description and analysis of food sharing practices among hunter-gatherer societies of the Americas

Hunter Gatherer Research • Vol/Iss. 4(1) • Liverpool University Press • • Published In • Pages: 113-150 •
By Caro, Jorge, Bortoloni, Eugenio

Hypothesis

Populations with common language history may exhibit the same or similar sharing practices.

Note

Shared linguistic identification is used as a proxy for common ancestry. Tests were conducted on both a wider continental model as well as for North and South America specifically, neither of which produced significant results.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA)Not supportedp>.1UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Linguistic IdentificationIndependentLinguistic Identification
Food sharing practicesDependentEating, Mutual Aid