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
31
(Imamate of Oman and Muscat)
Full Year Range of Imamate of Oman and Muscat is assumed.
[1749, 1895]
present
None
32
(Axum II)
Full Year Range of Axum II is assumed.
[350, 599]
present
None
33
(Avar Khaganate)
Full Year Range of Avar Khaganate is assumed.
[586, 822]
unknown
None
34
(Macedonian Empire)
Full Year Range of Macedonian Empire is assumed.
[-330, -312]
present
None
35
(British East India Company)
Full Year Range of British East India Company is assumed.
[1757, 1858]
present
None
36
(Mauretania)
Full Year Range of Mauretania is assumed.
[-125, 44]
present
None
37
(Malacca Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Malacca Sultanate is assumed.
[1270, 1415]
present
None
38
(Almoravids)
Full Year Range of Almoravids is assumed.
[1035, 1150]
present
None
39
(Monte Alban V Early Postclassic)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban V Early Postclassic is assumed.
[900, 1099]
absent
None
40
(Kingdom of Sicily - Hohenstaufen and Angevin dynasties)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Sicily - Hohenstaufen and Angevin dynasties is assumed.
[1194, 1281]
present
None
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