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, moderate and highly stratified cultures are less likely to decrease in degree of stratification (229).
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Bayes factor | Supported | BF=4.68 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Human Sacrifice | Association | Prayers And Sacrifices |
Social Stratification | Association | Castes, Classes |