Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Nonwritten Record

Talking about writing systems, nonwritten records are more extensive than mnemonics, but don't utilize script. example: quipu; seals and stamps (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
nonwritten_record	The absence or presence of nonwritten record for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Nonwritten Record	Description	Edit
1	(Soviet Union)	1923 CE 1991 CE	present	None
2	(Gauda Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Gauda Kingdom is assumed. [600, 625]	present	None
3	(Grand Principality of Moscow, Rurikid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Grand Principality of Moscow, Rurikid Dynasty is assumed. [1480, 1613]	present	None
4	(Southern Song)	Full Year Range of Southern Song is assumed. [1127, 1279]	present	None
5	(Eastern Zhou)	Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed. [-475, -256]	present	None
6	(Macedonian Empire)	Full Year Range of Macedonian Empire is assumed. [-330, -312]	present	None
7	(Qin Empire)	Full Year Range of Qin Empire is assumed. [-338, -207]	present	None
8	(Classic Tana)	Full Year Range of Classic Tana is assumed. [1100, 1498]	unknown	None
9	(Bito Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Bito Dynasty is assumed. [1700, 1894]	uncoded	None
10	(Deva Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Deva Dynasty is assumed. [1150, 1300]	present	None

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