Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Transport infrastructure

Road

Talking about transport infrastructure, roads refers to deliberately constructed roads that connect settlements or other sites. it excludes streets/accessways within settlements and paths between settlements that develop through repeated use.   (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
road The absence or presence of road for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Road Description   Edit
91
(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed.
[-1720, -1567]
present
None
92
(Kazan Khanate)
Full Year Range of Kazan Khanate is assumed.
[1438, 1552]
unknown
None
93
(Egypt - Dynasty 0)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed.
[-3300, -3100]
absent
None
94
(Lombard Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
present
None
95
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Hawaii - Post-Kamehameha Period is assumed.
[1820, 1898]
present
None
96
(Napoleonic France)
Full Year Range of Napoleonic France is assumed.
[1816, 1870]
present
None
97
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
present
None
98
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
99
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
present
None
100
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
absent
None
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