Table 1.

The Neolithic Revolution as a proxy for Technological Advancement

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
	OLS	OLS	OLS	OLS	OLS	OLS
	Dependent Variable is Level of:
	Log Communications Technology in:		Log Industrial Technology in:		Log Transportation Technology in:
	1000 CE	1 CE	1000 CE	1 CE	1000 CE	1 CE
Log Years since Neolithic Transition	0.368*** (0.028)	0.283*** (0.030)	0.074*** (0.014)	0.068*** (0.015)	0.380*** (0.029)	0.367*** (0.031)
Observations	143	143	143	143	143	143
R-squared	0.48	0.26	0.17	0.12	0.52	0.51

Summary – This table demonstrates that the timing of the Neolithic Revolution is positively and significantly correlated with the level of technology in multiple non-agricultural sectors of an economy in the years 1000 CE and 1 CE.

Notes – (i) the level of technology in communications is indexed according to the absence of both true writing and mnemonic or non-written records, the presence of only mnemonic or non-written records, or the presence of both; (ii) the level of technology in industry is indexed according to the absence of both metalworks and pottery, the presence of only pottery, or the presence of both; (iii) the level of technology in transportation is indexed according to the absence of both vehicles and pack or draft animals, the presence of only pack or draft animals, or the presence of both; (vi) robust standard error estimates are reported in parentheses; (v) *** denotes statistical significance at the 1 percent level, ** at the 5 percent level, and * at the 10 percent level, all for two-sided hypothesis tests.