Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Writing Systems

Mnemonic Device

Talking about writing systems, mnemonic devices are: for example, tallies   (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
mnemonic_device The absence or presence of mnemonic device for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Mnemonic Device Description   Edit
181
(Classical Angkor)
Full Year Range of Classical Angkor is assumed.
[1100, 1220]
present
None
182
(Early Angkor)
Full Year Range of Early Angkor is assumed.
[802, 1100]
present
None
183
(Late Angkor)
Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed.
[1220, 1432]
present
None
184
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
185
(Early Monte Alban I)
Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed.
[-500, -300]
absent
None
186
(Monte Alban Late I)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed.
[-300, -100]
absent
None
187
(Monte Alban III)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed.
[200, 500]
absent
None
188
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed.
[500, 900]
absent
None
189
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-6000, -2001]
present
None
190
(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[650, 899]
present
None
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