Feasting and the evolution of cooperative social organizations circa 2300 B.P. in Paracas culture, southern Peru [Anthropology]

Recent theoretical innovations in cultural evolutionary theory emphasize the role of cooperative social organizations that unite diverse groups as a key step in the evolution of social complexity. A principal mechanism identified by this theory is feasting, a strategy that reinforces norms of cooperation. Feasts occur throughout the premodern world,...

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