Did Alcohol Facilitate the Evolution of Complex Societies?

Environmental productivity will be positively associated with alcohol and agriculture intensity

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Bayesian Regression Model	Supported	mean effect across posterior = 1.46	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Agriculture	Dependent	Tillage
Environmental productivity	Independent	Climate, Fauna, Flora
Presence of Alcohol	Dependent	Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism And Drug Addiction

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Gavin, Michael C.	2018	Degree of environmental productivity will be related to the likelihood of plant-based agriculture versus foraging (8)	Not supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gavin, Michael C.	2018	Low levels of environmental stability will predict the adoption of animal husbandry compared with foraging (8)	Not supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gavin, Michael C.	2018	Food production focused on plant-based agriculture should be more likely in more environmentally productive locations (7)	Not supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kavanagh, Patrick H.	2021	A variety of ecological, economic, and anthropological factors will predict the prevalence of land ownership.	Supported	11	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kavanaugh, Patrick	2021	Environmental productivity will be positively associated with land ownership	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author