Scars for war: evaluating alternative signaling explanations for cross-cultural variance in ritual costs
Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 28 • Published In • Pages: 234-247 •
By Sosis, Richard, Kress, Howard C., Boster, James S.
Hypothesis
Societies with external warfare will be positively associated with permament markers.
Note
Piercing p<.05; Scarification p<.05; genital mutilation p<.05
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
UNKNOWN | Supported | p<.05 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
---|---|---|
External Warfare | Independent | Warfare |
Permament Markers | Dependent | Body Alterations |