Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Practical Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, practical literature refers to texts written with the aim of providing guidance on a certain topic, for example manuals on agriculture, warfare, or cooking. letters do not count as practical literature. (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
practical_literature	The absence or presence of practical literature for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Practical Literature	Description	Edit
131	(Mughal Empire)	Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed. [1526, 1858]	unknown	None
132	(Late Cappadocia)	Full Year Range of Late Cappadocia is assumed. [-322, -93]	present	None
133	(Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	unknown	None
134	(Early A'chik)	Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed. [1775, 1867]	absent	None
135	(Late Shang)	Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed. [-1250, -1045]	unknown	None
136	(Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed. [-7000, -6600]	absent	None
137	(Konya Plain - Early Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Neolithic is assumed. [-9600, -7000]	absent	None
138	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	absent	None
139	(Rum Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed. [1077, 1307]	present	None
140	(Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age is assumed. [-3000, -2000]	absent	None

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