Hypotheses
- Seminomadic people tend to build semicircular dwellings directly on the ground surface (130).Binford, Lewis R. - Mobility, housing, and environment: a comparative study, 1990 - 3 Variables
This article examines housing, mobility, and subsistence among hunter-gatherers. Several statistical associations are supported. The author uses findings to evaluate the relative complexity of societies from the archaeological record.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Mobility will be associated with using the same material for roof and sides of houses (125).Binford, Lewis R. - Mobility, housing, and environment: a comparative study, 1990 - 2 Variables
This article examines housing, mobility, and subsistence among hunter-gatherers. Several statistical associations are supported. The author uses findings to evaluate the relative complexity of societies from the archaeological record.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Use of multiple alternative house forms will be associated with mobility, group size, and subsistence activity (130).Binford, Lewis R. - Mobility, housing, and environment: a comparative study, 1990 - 4 Variables
This article examines housing, mobility, and subsistence among hunter-gatherers. Several statistical associations are supported. The author uses findings to evaluate the relative complexity of societies from the archaeological record.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "Distinctions in mortuary ritual . . . [vary with] expected criteria employed for status differentiation among societies arranged on a scale from simple to complex" (18, 19)Binford, Lewis R. - Mortuary practices: their study and their potential, 1971 - 6 Variables
A literature review of burial customs and their related assumptions and data orientations is presented. A cross-cultural study suggests there are associations between measures of mortuary ritual variety and societal structural complexity.
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