Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Article

Talking about forms of money, articles are items that have both a regular use and are used as money (example: axes, cattle, measures of grain, ingots of non-precious metals)   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
article The absence or presence of article for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Article Description   Edit
221
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
present
None
222
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
present
None
223
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
present
None
224
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
present
None
225
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
226
(Monopalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1450, -1300]
present
None
227
(New Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of New Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1700, -1450]
present
None
228
(The Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of The Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
present
None
229
(Heian)
Full Year Range of Heian is assumed.
[794, 1185]
present
None
230
(Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1300, -1200]
present
None
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