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
31
(The Emirate of Crete)
Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed.
[824, 961]
present
None
32
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
33
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
34
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
present
None
35
(Oyo)
Full Year Range of Oyo is assumed.
[1300, 1535]
unknown
None
36
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
present
None
37
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
38
(Hohokam Culture)
Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
unknown
None
39
(Lombard Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
present
None
40
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
present
None
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