A Global Cross-Cultural Analysis of String Figures Reveals Evidence of Deep Transmission and Innovation

Societies will make extremely similar string figures, even with high cultural and socio-economic diversity.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Distributional Patterns	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
String Figures	`UNKNOWN`	Games

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Fischer, J. L.	1961	"Figures without enclosures should characterize egalitarian societies; enclosed figures should characterize hierarchical societies" (81)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kaaronen, Roope O.	2024	Structurally identical string figures will be more likely than non-identical ones to be found in geographically proximate social groups	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kaaronen, Roope O.	2024	Global distribution of figure designs across ecological and socio-economically diverse societies will indicate deep common ancestry	Support Claimed	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Zern, David	1983	Pressure to obey in child-rearing is positively associated with art with long lines and large figures as well as sharp, prominent figures (219)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dressler, William W.	1975	Social stratification will be associated with more enclosed figures (428).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author