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
331
(Proto-Yoruboid)
Full Year Range of Proto-Yoruboid is assumed.
[-300, 300]
absent
None
332
(Kanem-Borno)
Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed.
[1380, 1893]
present
None
333
(Karagwe)
Full Year Range of Karagwe is assumed.
[1500, 1916]
absent
None
334
(Kingdom of Nyinginya)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Nyinginya is assumed.
[1650, 1897]
absent
None
335
(Nkore)
Full Year Range of Nkore is assumed.
[1450, 1749]
absent
None
336
(Ndorwa)
Full Year Range of Ndorwa is assumed.
[1700, 1800]
absent
None
337
(Burundi)
Full Year Range of Burundi is assumed.
[1680, 1903]
absent
None
338
(Mubari)
Full Year Range of Mubari is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
339
(Gisaka)
Full Year Range of Gisaka is assumed.
[1700, 1867]
absent
None
340
(Fipa)
Full Year Range of Fipa is assumed.
[1600, 1890]
absent
None
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