Hypotheses
- There is not a core tradition of characters in Iranian tribal textile traditions; instead, the various cultural units with their set of characters ('pile-weave design') have different transmission histories.Matthews, Luke J. - Testing for Divergent Transmission Histories among Cultural Characters: A St..., 2011 - 3 Variables
Using Bayesian phylogenetic analysis, the authors ask: "Do cultural traits exhibit different histories of transmission?". They explore two competing models regarding Iranian tribal textile tradition. First, the "hierarchically integrated system hypothesis" emphasizes the importance of a core tradition and peripheral traits that are shared among contemporaneous populations. Second, the "multiple coherent units hypothesis" suggests that the groups of cultural traits have different transmission histories. The results show more support towards the "multiple coherent units hypothesis", specifically that pile-weave designs emerge as a cultural unit with a unique phylogenetic history compared to other textile characters.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Weaving motifs will originate in the late Bronze Age Dong-Son cultureBuckley, Christopher D. - Investigating Cultural Evolution Using Phylogenetic Analysis: The Origins an..., 2012 - 1 Variables
Ikat and warp weaving techniques have a long history in Southeastern Asia and tend to be the most geographically widespread in the region. This researcher uses Bayesian and Neighbornet techniques to create models of phylogenetic descent and distribution of SE Asian weaving traditions. These findings do not support the theory of late Bronze Age Dong-Son descent.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Technologies will evolve in bursts and periods of stasisBuckley, Christopher D. - Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Techn..., 2025 - 2 Variables
Languages and weaving methods are passed down generation to generation, allowing both of them to have relatively clear phylogenies. These researchers use a Bayesian approach with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to uncover similar but independent phylogenies for Kra-Dai languages and weaving technologies. Evolutionary differences between the two are most likely due to different rates of change: smooth change (language) and periods of burst and stasis (weaving). This study found that language phylogenies were not efficient at predicting phylogenies of technologies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Kra-Dai language and loom phylogenies will evolve along related but different pathsBuckley, Christopher D. - Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Techn..., 2025 - 2 Variables
Languages and weaving methods are passed down generation to generation, allowing both of them to have relatively clear phylogenies. These researchers use a Bayesian approach with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to uncover similar but independent phylogenies for Kra-Dai languages and weaving technologies. Evolutionary differences between the two are most likely due to different rates of change: smooth change (language) and periods of burst and stasis (weaving). This study found that language phylogenies were not efficient at predicting phylogenies of technologies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Language phylogeny will predict a significant part of the variation in weaving loomsBuckley, Christopher D. - Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Techn..., 2025 - 2 Variables
Languages and weaving methods are passed down generation to generation, allowing both of them to have relatively clear phylogenies. These researchers use a Bayesian approach with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to uncover similar but independent phylogenies for Kra-Dai languages and weaving technologies. Evolutionary differences between the two are most likely due to different rates of change: smooth change (language) and periods of burst and stasis (weaving). This study found that language phylogenies were not efficient at predicting phylogenies of technologies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Speakers of closely related languages will tend to use similar types of weaving loomsBuckley, Christopher D. - Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Techn..., 2025 - 2 Variables
Languages and weaving methods are passed down generation to generation, allowing both of them to have relatively clear phylogenies. These researchers use a Bayesian approach with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to uncover similar but independent phylogenies for Kra-Dai languages and weaving technologies. Evolutionary differences between the two are most likely due to different rates of change: smooth change (language) and periods of burst and stasis (weaving). This study found that language phylogenies were not efficient at predicting phylogenies of technologies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Most basic loom features will evolve slower than traits at higher levels of intricacyBuckley, Christopher D. - Contrasting Modes of Cultural Evolution: Kra-Dai Languages and Weaving Techn..., 2025 - 2 Variables
Languages and weaving methods are passed down generation to generation, allowing both of them to have relatively clear phylogenies. These researchers use a Bayesian approach with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to uncover similar but independent phylogenies for Kra-Dai languages and weaving technologies. Evolutionary differences between the two are most likely due to different rates of change: smooth change (language) and periods of burst and stasis (weaving). This study found that language phylogenies were not efficient at predicting phylogenies of technologies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - The gender of weaver will be associated with loom complexity (33).O'Brian, Robin - Who weaves and why? weaving, loom complexity and trade, 1999 - 2 Variables
This article examines the relationship between craft specialization, technological complexity, the gendered division of labor, and trade. Seeking to understand the shift from women to men as primary weavers, the author finds that trade is a strong predictor but technological complexity of looms is not.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - The gender of weaver will be associated with trade (33).O'Brian, Robin - Who weaves and why? weaving, loom complexity and trade, 1999 - 2 Variables
This article examines the relationship between craft specialization, technological complexity, the gendered division of labor, and trade. Seeking to understand the shift from women to men as primary weavers, the author finds that trade is a strong predictor but technological complexity of looms is not.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - "Complex . . . technological activities, metal working with the application of fire . . . and weaving (with the use of loom or frame) [favors the development of restrictive premarital sex behavior]" (402)Murdock, George Peter - Cultural correlates of the regulation of premarital sex behavior, 1964 - 3 Variables
This chapter examines the variables that favor restrictive premarital sex norms. Findings indicate that subsistence economy, technology, population size, political integration, belief in a high god, and residence are all correlated with premarital sex norms.
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