The Ethnographic Atlas (EA) describes cultural practices for 1291 societies, ranging from societies with complex agricultural economies and political systems to small hunter-gatherer groups. The societies are globally distributed with especially good coverage of Africa and western North America.
| Name [ID] | Description | Details | Type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Murdock, G. P., R. Textor, H. Barry, I., D. R. White, J. P. Gray, & W. T. Divale. (2024). D-PLACE dataset derived from Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas' (v3.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1331919110.5281/zenodo.13319191
Murdock, G. P., R. Textor, H. Barry, III, D. R. White, J. P. Gray, and W. T. Divale. 1999. Ethnographic Atlas. World Cultures 10:24-136 (codebook)
| Period | % of datapoints |
|---|---|
| before 1800 | 3 |
| 1800 - 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 - 1950 | 66 |
| after 1950 | 2 |
| NA | 0 |
| Category | number of variables |
|---|---|
| Economy | 44 |
| Kinship | 25 |
| Labour | 24 |
| Marriage | 19 |
| Community organization | 16 |
| Gender | 15 |
| Politics | 12 |
| Housing | 11 |
| Subsistence | 11 |
| Ritual | 7 |
| Ecology | 6 |
| Class | 6 |
| Wealth transactions | 6 |
| Property | 4 |
| Leadership | 4 |
| Settlement | 2 |
| Population | 2 |
| Games | 1 |
