2 papers
adap-org1999
The Evolutionary Biology of Ourselves: Unit Requirements and Organizational Change in United States History
Carl Lipo, Mark Madsen
Researchers have proposed that the distinction between so-called "simple" and "complex" societies can be expressed by an increase in the number of levels at which functional organi…
adap-org1998
Reproductive Tradeoffs In Uncertain Environments: Explaining The Evolution Of Cultural Elaboration
Mark Madsen, Carl Lipo, Michael Cannon
Dunnell's (1989) explanation for cultural elaboration proposed that elaboration could be a consequence of selection within uncertain environments. He developed the theory to the ex…