Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Specialized Buildings

Irrigation System

Talking about specialized buildings, irrigation systems are polity owned (which includes owned by the community, or the state), no Descriptions IN Codebook   (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
irrigation_system The absence or presence of irrigation system for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Irrigation System Description   Edit
61
(Ostrogothic Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed.
[489, 554]
present
None
62
(Aztec Empire)
Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed.
[1427, 1526]
present
None
63
(Neolithic Yemen)
Full Year Range of Neolithic Yemen is assumed.
[-3500, -1201]
unknown
None
64
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
absent
None
65
(Kingdom of Georgia II)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed.
[975, 1243]
present
None
66
(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[650, 899]
unknown
None
67
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
68
(Western Han Empire)
Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed.
[-202, 9]
present
None
69
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
70
(Classic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Classic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[100, 649]
unknown
None
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