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
81
(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed.
[-9000, -5501]
absent
None
82
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
present
None
83
(Ur - Dynasty III)
Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed.
[-2112, -2004]
present
None
84
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
present
None
85
(Formative Period)
Full Year Range of Formative Period is assumed.
[-7200, -7000]
absent
None
86
(Elam - Shutrukid Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Shutrukid Period is assumed.
[-1199, -1100]
present
None
87
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
present
None
88
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
present
None
89
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
Full Year Range of Exarchate of Ravenna is assumed.
[568, 751]
present
None
90
(Dynasty of E)
Full Year Range of Dynasty of E is assumed.
[-979, -732]
present
None
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