Providing the requested historical consultation: Hekala and Buell's rebuttal to Johnsons' reply

Hekala and Buell provide a detailed example of the use of historical data to answer the original question posed by Johnson and Johnson concerning possible links between genetic kinsmen in support or conflict situations in Northern Europe during the Middle Ages. The authors affirm the viability of sociobiological principles when coupled with an appropriate use of historical data. In brief, the article confirms the findings of Daly and Wilson on homicide and cultural perceptions of kinship, refutes the final conclusions of Johnson and Johnson, and provides a clear, step-by-step instructional model of historical methodology for non-historians.