Category Archives: Demography

Population Size does not explain Past Changes in Cultural Complexity

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Archaeologists have long tried to understand why cultural complexity often changed in prehistory. Recently, a series of highly influential formal models have suggested that demography is the key factor. According to these models, the size of a population determines its … Continue reading →

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Group Size and Cultural Complexity

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

A decade ago, Henrich proposed group size as a driver of cultural complexity. Derex et al. now present experimental results they say support this ‘group size hypothesis’ by seemingly showing that larger groups perform better than smaller groups under imitation-based … Continue reading →

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