Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Road

Talking about transport infrastructure, roads refers to deliberately constructed roads that connect settlements or other sites. it excludes streets/accessways within settlements and paths between settlements that develop through repeated use.   (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
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
271
(Classical Angkor)
Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed.
[1100, 1220]
present
None
272
(Monte Alban Late I)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed.
[-300, -100]
absent
None
273
(Early Angkor)
Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed.
[802, 1100]
present
None
274
(Khmer Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed.
[1432, 1594]
present
None
275
(Chenla)
Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed.
[550, 825]
present
None
276
(Funan I)
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed.
[225, 540]
present
None
277
(Funan II)
Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed.
[540, 640]
present
None
278
(Jenne-jeno IV)
Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno IV is assumed.
[900, 1300]
present
None
279
(Mali Empire)
Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed.
[1230, 1410]
present
None
280
(Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty is assumed.
[1493, 1591]
present
None
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