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
411
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
Full Year Range of Us Reconstruction-Progressive is assumed.
[1866, 1933]
present
None
412
(Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase)
Full Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed.
[1101, 1140]
absent
None
413
(Antebellum US)
Full Year Range of Antebellum US is assumed.
[1776, 1865]
present
None
414
(Tudor and Early Stuart England)
Full Year Range of Tudor and Early Stuart England is assumed.
[1486, 1689]
absent
None
415
(Khwarezmid Empire)
Full Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed.
[1157, 1231]
present
None
416
(Alaouite Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Alaouite Dynasty I is assumed.
[1631, 1727]
present
None
417
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
present
None
418
(Golden Horde)
Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
absent
None
419
(Hohokam Culture)
Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
absent
None
420
(Armenian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Armenian Kingdom is assumed.
[-188, 6]
present
None
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