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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
phonetic_alphabetic_writing	The absence or presence of phonetic alphabetic writing for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Description	Edit
311	(Cuzco - Late Intermediate II)	Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate II is assumed. [1250, 1400]	absent	None
312	(Wari Empire)	Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed. [650, 999]	absent	None
313	(Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial)	Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial is assumed. [1734, 1883]	absent	None
314	(Early Qing)	Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed. [1644, 1796]	absent	None
315	(Sui Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed. [581, 618]	absent	None
316	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	absent	None
317	(Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic is assumed. [-7500, -5500]	absent	None
318	(Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic is assumed. [-4000, -3200]	absent	None
319	(Indo-Greek Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Indo-Greek Kingdom is assumed. [-180, -10]	present	None
320	(Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period is assumed. [-1800, -1300]	absent	None

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