Global History Databank Project
URL = http://evolution-institute.org/seshat
Discussion
Thomas Currie:
"However, in order to answer the big questions properly, we need people who work in different regions and time periods to share their expertise. This has been the motivating factor behind the creation of the SESHAT: Global History Databank project (http://evolution-institute.org/seshat), where we seek to work closely with experts to collate information about a range of different variables in ways that can be used to scientifically test different hypotheses about human history and social evolution (Turchin et al., 2012). An interesting point of departure from the method employed by Morris in this book is that in Seshat the coding of redundant variables is implemented by design. This is so that different variables can serve as proxies for those cases where data are missing at a particular point in time, which is a frequent occurrence with historical and archaeological data. Furthermore, in working collaboratively a broader range of variables and parts of the world can be reasonably tackled."
(https://escholarship.org/content/qt1gm3v3cp/qt1gm3v3cp.pdf)