Ritual human sacrifice promoted and sustained the evolution of stratified societies

Nature Vol/Iss. 532(7598) Nature Publishing Group Published In Pages: 228-231
By Watts, Joseph, Sheehan, Oliver, Atkinson, Quentin D., Bulbulia, Joseph, Gray, Russell D.

Hypothesis

When human sacrifice is present, egalitarian and moderately stratified societies are more likely to become highly stratified.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Bayes factorSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Human SacrificeAssociationPrayers And Sacrifices
Social StratificationAssociationCastes, Classes