Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Specialized Buildings

Irrigation System

Talking about specialized buildings, irrigation systems are polity owned (which includes owned by the community, or the state), no Descriptions IN Codebook   (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
irrigation_system The absence or presence of irrigation system for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Irrigation System Description   Edit
11
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
12
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
unknown
None
13
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
14
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
15
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
present
None
16
(Classic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Classic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[100, 649]
unknown
None
17
(La Tene B2-C1)
Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed.
[-325, -175]
unknown
None
18
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
unknown
None
19
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
20
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
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