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
41
(Novgorod Land)
Full Year Range of Novgorod Land is assumed.
[880, 1240]
present
None
42
(Numidia)
Full Year Range of Numidia is assumed.
[-220, -46]
unknown
None
43
(Ottoman Empire Late Period)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire Late Period is assumed.
[1873, 1920]
absent
None
44
(Paramara Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Paramara Dynasty is assumed.
[974, 1235]
present
None
45
(Songhai Empire)
Full Year Range of Songhai Empire is assumed.
[1376, 1493]
present
None
46
(Third Scythian Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Third Scythian Kingdom is assumed.
[-429, -225]
unknown
None
47
(Xixia)
Full Year Range of Xixia is assumed.
[1032, 1227]
present
None
48
(Yueban)
Full Year Range of Yueban is assumed.
[350, 450]
unknown
None
49
(Zagwe)
Full Year Range of Zagwe is assumed.
[1137, 1269]
unknown
None
50
(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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