Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Kinds of Written Documents

Scientific Literature

Talking about kinds of written documents, scientific literature includes mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences   (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
scientific_literature The absence or presence of scientific literature for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Scientific Literature Description   Edit
91
(Second Turk Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Second Turk Khaganate is assumed.
[682, 744]
unknown
None
92
(Uigur Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed.
[745, 840]
unknown
None
93
(Zungharian Empire)
Full Year Range of Zungharian Empire is assumed.
[1670, 1757]
unknown
None
94
(Later Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[1078, 1203]
unknown
None
95
(Early Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed.
[-509, -264]
present
None
96
(Middle Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Middle Roman Republic is assumed.
[-264, -133]
present
None
97
(Republic of Venice IV)
Full Year Range of Republic of Venice IV is assumed.
[1564, 1797]
present
None
98
(Japan - Incipient Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Incipient Jomon is assumed.
[-13600, -9200]
absent
None
99
(Japan - Middle Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed.
[-3500, -2500]
absent
None
100
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
present
None
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