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
61
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
62
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
63
(Kingdom of Sicily - Hohenstaufen and Angevin dynasties)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Sicily - Hohenstaufen and Angevin dynasties is assumed.
[1194, 1281]
present
None
64
(Kingdom of Georgia II)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed.
[975, 1243]
present
None
65
(Cwezi Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Cwezi Dynasty is assumed.
[1450, 1699]
absent
None
66
(Eastern Zhou)
Full Year Range of Eastern Zhou is assumed.
[-475, -256]
present
None
67
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
unknown
None
68
(Kingdom of Congo)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Congo is assumed.
[1491, 1568]
present
None
69
(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed.
[868, 969]
present
None
70
(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed.
[-1720, -1567]
present
None
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