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]
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Variable Definition
practical_literature The absence or presence of practical literature for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Practical Literature Description   Edit
141
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1055, 1199]
absent
None
142
(Cahokia - Moorehead)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed.
[1200, 1274]
absent
None
143
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
unknown
None
144
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed.
[1566, 1713]
absent
None
145
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed.
[1714, 1848]
absent
None
146
(Cahokia - Early Woodland)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Early Woodland is assumed.
[-600, -150]
absent
None
147
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed.
[900, 1049]
absent
None
148
(Cahokia - Late Woodland II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland II is assumed.
[450, 600]
absent
None
149
(Cahokia - Middle Woodland)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Middle Woodland is assumed.
[-150, 300]
absent
None
150
(Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age is assumed.
[-3000, -2000]
absent
None
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