Duration of agriculture and distance from the steppe predict the evolution of large-scale human societies in Afro-Eurasia

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications • Vol/Iss. 7(1) • Nature Portfolio • • Published In • Pages: 1-8 •
By Currie, Thomas E., Turchin, Peter, Turner, Edward, Gavrilets, Sergey

Hypothesis

Longer duration of agriculture is positively associated with greater social complexity.

Note

See Table 1 for Pearson's r and Spearman's ρ.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GLS regressionSupportedUNKNOWNr = 0.64UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Social ComplexityDependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Duration of agricultureIndependentAgriculture