The Carneiro dataset (6th edition) describes 618 cultural practices for 72 societies that are globally distributed and encompass a wide range of cultural complexity. The data was collected by Robert Carneiro and his team in the 1960s and 1970s for the Scale Analysis project. The original notes are deposited at the American Museum of Natural History.
| Name [ID] | Description | Details | Type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carneiro, R. L. (2024). D-PLACE dataset derived from Robert L. Carneiro's Dataset (6th edition) (v3.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1332596210.5281/zenodo.13325962
| Period | % of datapoints |
|---|---|
| before 1800 | 6 |
| 1800 - 1899 | 4 |
| after 1950 | 1 |
| NA | 87 |
| Category | number of variables |
|---|---|
| Economics | 111 |
| Political Organization | 90 |
| Warfare | 57 |
| Religion | 54 |
| Law and Judicial Process | 43 |
| Social Organization and Stratification | 42 |
| Settlements | 38 |
| Architecture | 35 |
| Special Knowledge and Practices | 35 |
| Subsistence | 32 |
| Metalworking | 25 |
| Tools | 22 |
| Utensils | 22 |
| and Textiles | 22 |
| Ceramics and Art | 17 |
| Watercraft and Navigation | 17 |
