Criteria of Complexity in Evolution: Cross-Cultural Study in Archaeology of Prehistory

Writing will be correlated with technological specialization.

Tested in the Atlas of Cultural Evolution (ACE) sample. Also tested using Gamma (1.000, p<0.001) and Spearman Correlation (0.398, p<0.001).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Pearson's R	Supported	0.402	p<0.001	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Technological Specialization	Independent	Sociocultural Trends, Occupational Specialization
Writing	Dependent	Writing

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schwartz, Richard D.	1964	"Societies that lack mediation . . . appear to be the simplest societies. None of them has writing or any substantial degree of specialization" (165)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Peregrine, Peter N.	2007	Social stratification, technological specialization, and urbanization will be postively associated with political integration (81).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Murdock, George Peter	1937	". . . patrilineal institutions [are] associated with the presence of traits indicative of higher civilization, matrilineal institutions with their absence. [Some of these are:] agriculture, [animal] domestication, writing, pottery, weaving, metals, [labor] specialization, money, [social] classes, government [and] priesthood . . ." (467)	Supported	12	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	2003	Controlling on four types of complexity, marriage payment is positively associated with government levels (126)	`UNKNOWN`	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barry III, Herbert	2003	Controlling on four types of complexity, external warfare is positively associated with government levels (126)	`UNKNOWN`	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author