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
311
(Buganda)
Full Year Range of Buganda is assumed.
[1450, 1699]
absent
None
312
(Ottoman Empire II)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed.
[1517, 1683]
present
None
313
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1778, 1819]
absent
None
314
(Chagatai Khanate)
Full Year Range of Chagatai Khanate is assumed.
[1263, 1402]
present
None
315
(Khanate of Bukhara)
Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed.
[1599, 1747]
present
None
316
(Koktepe II)
Full Year Range of Koktepe II is assumed.
[-750, -550]
absent
None
317
(Classical Ife)
Full Year Range of Classical Ife is assumed.
[1000, 1400]
absent
None
318
(Anglo-Saxon England I)
Full Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England I is assumed.
[410, 926]
A~P
None
319
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
present
None
320
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
present
None
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