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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
mnemonic_device	The absence or presence of mnemonic device for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Mnemonic Device	Description	Edit
21	(Middle Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed. [543, 687]	unknown	None
22	(La Tene B2-C1)	Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed. [-325, -175]	unknown	None
23	(La Tene C2-D)	Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed. [-175, -27]	unknown	None
24	(Final Postpalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed. [-1200, -1000]	unknown	None
25	(Classic Tana)	Full Year Range of Classic Tana is assumed. [1100, 1498]	unknown	None
26	(Yisrael)	Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed. [-1030, -722]	unknown	None
27	(Deccan - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed. [-1200, -300]	unknown	None
28	(Satavahana Empire)	Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed. [-100, 200]	unknown	None
29	(Abbasid Caliphate II)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed. [1191, 1258]	unknown	None
30	(Eastern Zhou)	Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed. [-475, -256]	uncoded	None

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