Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Nonwritten Record

Talking about writing systems, nonwritten records are more extensive than mnemonics, but don't utilize script. example: quipu; seals and stamps (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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
nonwritten_record	The absence or presence of nonwritten record for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Nonwritten Record	Description	Edit
151	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	unknown	None
152	(Ottoman Emirate)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed. [1299, 1402]	present	None
153	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed. [1714, 1848]	present	None
154	(East Roman Empire)	Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed. [395, 631]	present	None
155	(Lysimachus Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Lysimachus Kingdom is assumed. [-323, -281]	present	None
156	(Ottoman Empire II)	Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed. [1517, 1683]	present	None
157	(Khanate of Bukhara)	Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed. [1599, 1747]	unknown	None
158	(Sogdiana - City-States Period)	Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed. [604, 711]	present	None
159	(Durrani Empire)	Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed. [1747, 1826]	unknown	None
160	(Greco-Bactrian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is assumed. [-256, -125]	unknown	None

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