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
341
(Bugesera)
Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed.
[1700, 1799]
absent
None
342
(Buhaya)
Full Year Range of Buhaya is assumed.
[-10000, 2000]
absent
None
343
(Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom is assumed.
[1675, 1799]
present
None
344
(Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì)
Full Year Range of Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì is assumed.
[1043, 1911]
absent
None
345
(Kingdom of Cayor)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Cayor is assumed.
[1549, 1864]
present
None
346
(Carnatic Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Carnatic Sultanate is assumed.
[1710, 1801]
present
None
347
(Nayaks of Thanjavur)
Full Year Range of Nayaks of Thanjavur is assumed.
[1532, 1676]
present
None
348
(Mane)
Full Year Range of Mane is assumed.
[1550, 1650]
absent
None
349
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-1500, -901]
absent
None
350
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-900, 0]
absent
None
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