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
271	(Japan - Middle Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed. [-3500, -2500]	absent	None
272	(Japan - Late Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed. [-2500, -1200]	absent	None
273	(Kansai - Yayoi Period)	Full Year Range of Kansai - Yayoi Period is assumed. [-300, 250]	absent	None
274	(Kara-Khanids)	Full Year Range of Kara-Khanids is assumed. [950, 1212]	present	None
275	(Classical Angkor)	Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed. [1100, 1220]	present	None
276	(Early Angkor)	Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed. [802, 1100]	present	None
277	(Late Angkor)	Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed. [1220, 1432]	present	None
278	(Khmer Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed. [1432, 1594]	present	None
279	(Funan I)	Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed. [225, 540]	present	None
280	(Funan II)	Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed. [540, 640]	present	None

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