Why did foraging, horticulture and pastoralism persist after the Neolithic transition? The oasis theory of agricultural intensification
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences • Vol/Iss. 378(1883) • Royal Society • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Medupe, Dithapelo, Roberts, Sean G., Shenk, Mary K., Glowacki, Luke
Hypothesis
In African societies, specific kinds of biodiversity will be negatively correlated to agriculture intensity.
Note
The specific kind of biodiversity includes elephants, malaria, and tsetse flies. Only tsetse fly presence has a significant negative correlation with agriculture intensity.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayesian regression models | Marginally supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture intensity | Dependent | Tillage |
| Specific kinds of biodiversity | Independent | Climate, Fauna, Flora |