Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Population of the Largest Settlement

Talking about social scale, population of the largest settlement is the estimated population of the largest settlement of the polity. note that the largest settlement could be different from the capital (coded under general variables). if possible, indicate the dynamics (that is, how population changed during the temporal period of the polity). note that we are also building a city database - you should consult it as it may already have the needed data.   (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
population_of_the_largest_settlement_from The lower range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.
population_of_the_largest_settlement_to The upper range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Population of the Largest Settlement from Population of the Largest Settlement to Description   Edit
1
(Neolithic Crete)
7000 BCE 5900 BCE
35
70
None
2
(Neolithic Crete)
5899 BCE 5300 BCE
105
160
None
3
(Neolithic Crete)
5299 BCE 4900 BCE
210
350
None
4
(Neolithic Crete)
4899 BCE 3000 BCE
263
500
None
5
(Uruk)
4000 BCE 3501 BCE
7000
20000
None
6
(Naqada I)
3800 BCE
50
200
None
7
(Susa II)
3800 BCE 3601 BCE
250
1000
None
8
(Naqada I)
3700 BCE
1000
2000
None
9
(Naqada I)
3600 BCE
13000
13000
None
10
(Susa II)
3600 BCE 3101 BCE
1250
5000
None
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