Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Canal

Talking about transport infrastructure, canals refers to canals built and/or maintained by the polity (that is, code 'present' even if the polity did not build a canal, but devotes resources to maintaining it).   (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
canal The absence or presence of canal for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Canal Description   Edit
81
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
Full Year Range of Icelandic Commonwealth is assumed.
[930, 1262]
absent
None
82
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
83
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
present
None
84
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
85
(Kara-Khanids)
Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed.
[950, 1212]
unknown
None
86
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
unknown
None
87
(Saadi Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Saadi Sultanate is assumed.
[1554, 1659]
unknown
None
88
(Jenne-jeno I)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed.
[-250, 49]
unknown
None
89
(Jenne-jeno II)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed.
[50, 399]
unknown
None
90
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
unknown
None
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