Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Script

Talking about writing systems, script is as indicated at least by fragmentary inscriptions (note that if written records are present, then so is script) (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
script	The absence or presence of script for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Script	Description	Edit
151	(Early Qing)	Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed. [1644, 1796]	present	None
152	(Late Qing)	Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed. [1796, 1912]	present	None
153	(Late Shang)	Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed. [-1250, -1045]	present	None
154	(Pre-Sape Sierra Leone)	Full Year Range of Pre-Sape Sierra Leone is assumed. [600, 1400]	absent	None
155	(Tang Dynasty I)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed. [617, 763]	present	None
156	(Tang Dynasty II)	Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed. [763, 907]	present	None
157	(Yangshao)	Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed. [-5000, -3000]	absent	None
158	(Great Yuan)	Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed. [1271, 1368]	present	None
159	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	absent	None
160	(Later Yan Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Later Yan Kingdom is assumed. [385, 409]	present	None

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