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
211
(Plantagenet England)
Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
present
None
212
(Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase)
Full Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed.
[1101, 1140]
present
None
213
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I is assumed.
[1454, 1648]
present
None
214
(Qin Empire)
Full Year Range of Qin Empire is assumed.
[-338, -207]
present
None
215
(Saffarid Caliphate)
Full Year Range of Saffarid Caliphate is assumed.
[861, 1003]
unknown
None
216
(Eastern Zhou)
Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed.
[-475, -256]
uncoded
None
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