“…A common form of interdependency among subsistence societies is one in which groups that depend on unpredictable and variable resources allow others to access resources in their territory in times of need, such as water, game lands, or grazing (Cronk & Aktipis, 2021;Glowacki, 2020;Kelly, 2013aKelly, , 2013bPisor & Jones, 2021). A potentially more important form of interdependence would have developed when groups began to rely on nonlocal resources or goods that other groups had access to and that could be procured through trade or social relationships (Schulz, 2022;Smith et al, 2022). In small-scale societies, these include material goods, such as tools, stones for toolmaking, and ochre, as well as cultural knowledge including religious, ceremonial, or ritual information.…”