1 = Great Lakes
2 = American Bottom
3 = Southwest

Intercommunity Trade as Food Source
1 = No trade
2 = Food imports absent although trade present
3 = Trade in salt or minerals only
4 = <10% of food
5 = <50% of food and less than any other single local source
6 = <50% of food and more than any single local source
7 = >50% of food

SV-1 Data Quality
1 = Good
2 = Poor
3 = Inferred code

SV-1 Resolved Code
0 = No
1 = Yes

Animals Domesticated
0 = No domesticated animals
1 = Small species (bees, cats, dogs, fowl, etc.)
2 = Pigs
3 = Ovides
4 = Equines
5 = Reindeer
6 = Camels
7 = Bovines

Fish
0 = No fishing / shellfishing
1 = Shellfish
2 = True fish
3 = Large aquatic animals
4 = Two or more of the above
5 = All of the above

Animals Hunted
0 = No hunting
1 = Birds or waterfowl
2 = Small mammals
3 = Large game
4 = Two or more of the above
5 = All of the above

Gathered Foods
0 = No gathered foods
1 = Wild animal products
3 = Wild herbs, leaves, blossoms
4 = Wild roots or tubers
5 = Wild fruit, seeds, nuts, berries
6 = Two or more of the above

Food Storage
1 = No food storage
2 = Individual households
3 = Communal facilities
4 = Political agent controlled repositories
5 = Economic agent controlled repositories

Food Supply
1 = Year-round food supply
2 = Daily variation in food supply
3 = Seasonal variation in food supply
4 = Annual variation in food supply
5 = Imported food supply

Leaders Buried with Special Treatment
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Almost never
2 = Occasionally
3 = Frequenty
4 = Almost always

Effort Put Toward Leader Burials
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Very low, similar to others
2 = Moderately low, different from commoners
3 = Moderately high, similar to other leaders
4 = Very high, different from everyone

Leaders Levy Taxes
1 = No taxes levied
2 = Light
3 = Moderate
4 = Heavy

Direct Recipients of Taxes
1 = No taxes levied
2 = All members of society
3 = Elites, ritual specialists, and other government entities
4 = Elites and ritual specialists
5 = Elites only

Leader Attempts to Form Large Family
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = No
2 = Somewhat
3 = Considerably
4 = Absolutely

Leaders Family Revered
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Relatively little
2 = Somewhat
3 = Considerably
4 = Almost absolutely

Extent of Leaders Role in Ritual
1 = Shamans/ritual specialists present but may not be leaders
2 = Limited
3 = Moderate
4 = Substantial
5 = Exclusive

Leaders Promote Collectivity
0 = Egalitarian / no formal leaders
1 = Strongly
2 = Somewhat strongly
3 = Mildly
4 = Does not promote collectivity

Roles and Statuses Reduce Competition
0 = Status distinctions not present
1 = Strongly
2 = Somewhat strongly
3 = Mildly
4 = Weakly or never

Collective Representations in Ritual
1 = Very strong
2 = Moderate
3 = Some
4 = Little or none

Differentiation Between Leaders and Followers
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = None
2 = Leaders have some privileges or access to resources
3 = Leaders have extensive privileges or acess to resources
4 = Leaders have exclusive privileges or access to specific resources

Leader Identification
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = None
2 = Leaders are identified by treatment or appearance
3 = Leaders have recognized symbols/behaviors of authority
4 = Individual aggrandizement or cult of leader

Sharing of Authority
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Leaders share power extensively
2 = Leaders share power with many other leaders
3 = Leaders share power with a small group others
4 = Leaders exercise exclusive power

Emphasis of Authority
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Emphasis on group solidarity and survival
2 = Emphasis shared between group and leader, with focus on group
3 = Emphasis shared between group and leader, with focus on leader
4 = Emphasis on leader as embodiment of the group

External Contacts
0 = Egalitarian / No formal leaders
1 = Few or unimportant
2 = Part of leaders authority
3 = Key to leaders authority
4 = Exclusively controlled by leader

Fixity of Settlement
1 = Migratory
2 = Seminomadic
3 = Rotating
4 = Semisedentary
5 = Impermanent
6 = Permanent

Compactness of Settlement
1 = Dispersed
2 = Spatially separated subsettlements
3 = Partially dispersed with central core
4 = Compact

Large or Impressive Structures
1 = None
2 = Residences of influential individuals
3 = Secular or public buildings
4 = Religious or ceremonial buildings
5 = Military structures
6 = Economic or industrial buildings
7 = Two or more of the above
8 = Three or more of the above

Household Form
1 = Large communal structures
2 = Multi-family dwellings
3 = Single family dwellings
4 = Family homesteads

Community Integration
1 = Lacking or low
2 = Common residence only
3 = Common identity, dialect, subculture
4 = Overlapping kin ties
5 = Common social or economic status
6 = Common political ties
7 = Common religious ties
8 = Two or more of the above
9 = Three or more of the above

Prominent Community Ceremonials
1 = Rites of passage
2 = Calendrical
3 = Magical or religious
4 = Individually sponsored and communally attended
5 = Two or more of the above
6 = Three or more of the above

Ceremonial Elements
1 = Feasting and/or drinking
2 = Exchanges other than food
3 = Entertainment
4 = Sacrifice other than human
5 = Human sacrifice
6 = Masochistic behavior
7 = Two or more of the above
8 = Three or more of the above

Political Integration
1 = None
2 = Autonomous local communities
3 = 1 level above community
4 = 2 levels above community
5 = 3 levels above community

Standardized Ornament
0 = No personal ornaments
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized

Standardized Finewear Ceramics
0 = No finewear ceramics
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized

Standardized Food Acquisition Tools
0 = No food acquisition tools
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized

Standardized Living Dwellings
0 = No living dwellings
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized

Standardized Public Structires
0 = No public structures
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized

Standardized Ritual Structures
0 = No ritual structures
1 = Unstandardized
2 = Moderately unstandardized
3 = Moderately standardized
4 = Standardized