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
251
(Susiana - Early Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed.
[-5100, -4700]
present
None
252
(Parthian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire I is assumed.
[-247, 40]
present
None
253
(Parthian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Parthian Empire II is assumed.
[41, 226]
present
None
254
(Seleucids)
Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed.
[-312, -63]
present
None
255
(Elam - Early Sukkalmah)
Full Year Range of Elam - Early Sukkalmah is assumed.
[-1900, -1701]
present
None
256
(Susa I)
Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed.
[-4300, -3800]
present
None
257
(Susa II)
Full Year Range of Susa II is assumed.
[-3800, -3100]
present
None
258
(Susa III)
Full Year Range of Susa III is assumed.
[-3100, -2675]
present
None
259
(Early Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed.
[-509, -264]
present
None
260
(Late Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Late Roman Republic is assumed.
[-133, -31]
present
None
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