Archaeological sequence
1 = Highland Mesoamerica
2 = Levant
3 = Highland Andes

Selecting substrate
1 = low specificity
2 = moderate specificity
3 = high specificity

Planting crops
1 = low investment
2 = moderate investment
3 = high investment

Internal sustainability
1 = 0 to 33%
2 = 34 to 67%
3 = 68 to 100%

Dimensions of substrate
1 = two dimensional
2 = three dimensional

Temporal variation in cultivation
1 = discrete (fallowing/seasonal/crop rotation)
2 = continuous

Diversity of domesticates
1 = single domesticate
2 = two or three domesticates
3 = four or more domesticates

Monitoring crops
1 = 0 to 33% of the time
2 = 34 to 67% of the time
3 = 68 to 100% of the time

Weeding crops
1 = 0 to 33% of pests removed
2 = 34 to 67% of pests removed
3 = 68 to 100% of pests removed

Pests: Chemical control
1 = 0 to 33% of crops treated
2 = 34 to 67% of crops treated
3 = 68 to 100% of crops treated

Reproductive isolation of domesticates
1 = low isolation
2 = moderate isolation
3 = high isolation

Controlling breeding partners
1 = low control
2 = moderate control
3 = high control

Artificial selection
1 = none
2 = less than annual
3 = annual

Genetic engineering
1 = absent
2 = present

Sociality
1 = solitary / asocial
2 = ultrasocial/communal
3 = eusocial

Task specialization
1 = no agricultural task specialists
2 = one or two agricultural specialists
3 = three or more agricultural specialists

Information transmission
1 = genetic
2 = developmental
3 = traditional

Storage of domesticates
1 = absent
2 = seasonal but less than 1 year
3 = more than 1 year

Population density
1 = declines
2 = stable
3 = increases

ANOVA Sequence
1 = Homo
2 = Attini
3 = Termitidae