Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Writing Systems

Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Talking about writing systems, this refers to the kind of script   (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
phonetic_alphabetic_writing The absence or presence of phonetic alphabetic writing for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Description   Edit
151
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
152
(Zungharian Empire)
Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed.
[1670, 1757]
present
None
153
(Uigur Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed.
[745, 840]
present
None
154
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-6000, -2001]
absent
None
155
(Aztec Empire)
Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed.
[1427, 1526]
absent
None
156
(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[650, 899]
absent
None
157
(Late Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Late Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-400, -101]
absent
None
158
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-100, 99]
absent
None
159
(Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[1200, 1426]
absent
None
160
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
present
None
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