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
401
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
present
None
402
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
403
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
present
None
404
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
405
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
406
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
407
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
408
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
absent
None
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