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
371
(British Empire IIIIIIIIII)
Full Year Range of British Empire IIIIIIIIII is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
372
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II is assumed.
[1776, 1917]
present
None
373
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
absent
None
374
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
present
None
375
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
absent
None
376
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
absent
None
377
(Early Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Early Xiongnu is assumed.
[-1400, -300]
unknown
None
378
(Inca Empire)
Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
absent
None
379
(Late Xiongnu)
Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed.
[-60, 100]
unknown
None
380
(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)
Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed.
[-209, -60]
unknown
None
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