Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Forms of money

Token

tokens, unlike articles, are used only for exchange, and unlike coins, are not manufactured (example: cowries) (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
token	The absence or presence of token for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Token	Description	Edit
211	(Naqada II)	Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed. [-3550, -3300]	present	None
212	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	present	None
213	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	absent	None
214	(Classical Crete)	Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed. [-500, -323]	present	None
215	(New Palace Crete)	Full Year Range of New Palace Crete is assumed. [-1700, -1450]	present	None
216	(Hawaii I)	Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed. [1000, 1200]	unknown	None
217	(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)	Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed. [1841, 1987]	absent	None
218	(Late A'chik)	Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed. [1867, 1956]	absent	None
219	(Mughal Empire)	Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed. [1526, 1858]	present	None
220	(Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed. [-5500, -4000]	present	None

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