Scale and information-processing thresholds in Holocene social evolution
The Seshat database has made it possible to reveal large-scale patterns in human cultural evolution. Here, Shin et al. investigate transitions in social complexity and find alternating thresholds of polity size and information processing required for further sociopolitical development.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16035-9 |