title: Reply to Thomas: Diffusion of military technologies is a plausible explanation for the evolution of social complexity, 1500 BCE–AD 1500.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turchin
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Edward A L
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gavrilets
mesh_terms: D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012922:Social Change