The Society thread
Settlements, the common ground, the council and its rules, the store, trade and money. 22 entries, in the order they are reached.
Phase 02 — Stone, bone, wood and fibre toolkit Year 1 (weeks 2–6)
| 02.30 | Drum and bone flutethe first music, for the evening fire | year 1 |
Phase 03 — Food security and the first camp Year 1
| 03.28 | Two settlements and one common groundthe 24 divide into two mixed groups and build about a mile apart, with shared ground halfway between | year 1 |
| 03.29 | The common grounda cleared space at the centre with the evening fire, where both settlements gather after work | year 1 |
| 03.34 | Games and feast daysLanding Day, the harvest, births and pairings kept on the common ground | year 1 |
Phase 04 — Clay, kilns, charcoal and lime Years 1–2
| 04.01 | The work groundkilns and charcoal, later the forge and the workshops, together at the centre and apart from the houses | year 1 |
Phase 05 — Copper and bronze Years 2–3
| 05.24 | Copper beadssmall even beads on a cord, worn, and given at births and pairings | year 3 |
Phase 07 — Carpentry, the village, measures and writing Years 4–9
| 07.07 | Written rules and the hearing of disputesthe Landing Rules and every judgment written down; three people drawn by lot hear a dispute | year 5 |
| 07.10 | Calendar of feast daysLanding Day, the harvest, the longest and the shortest day | year 5 |
| 07.24 | Stringed and wind instrumentslyre, fiddle and wooden flute | year 6 |
| 07.41 | The common storeone safe store for the surplus harvest, tools and implements, with one keeper and one count | year 8 |
Phase 08 — Farming, cloth, leather and household industry Years 6–18
| 08.05 | Mounted post and wagon serviceriders and wagons on fixed days between the settlements, the mine and the shore | year 7 |
Phase 11 — Glass, chemistry, petroleum, rubber and cement Years 24–32
| 11.52 | Settlement office and records officethe Record, the register, the count of the store and the list of fields under one roof | year 30 |
Phase 12 — Precision and machine tools Years 30–36
| 12.23 | Council of chosen speakers and the courteach settlement sends speakers; the law is printed, and judges are drawn by lot | year 34 |
Phase 14 — Electricity, generators, motors and batteries Years 38–45
| 14.11 | A household's own goodsthe council changes Landing Rule 4: what a household makes beyond its share of the common work is its own | year 39 |
| 14.12 | Market day and barterpeople and settlements exchange goods and services directly on the common ground; the standard weights and measures are set out for all | year 40 |
| 14.35 | The standard beadcopper beads of one weight and one stamp, made only at the common works and accepted in payment for anything | year 43 |
Phase 15 — Railways, steam and electric cars, the power grid Years 43–50
| 15.21 | Deposits and receiptsspare beads left in the strong room of the records office against a written receipt | year 46 |
| 15.34 | Receipts as moneythe office prints receipts in fixed amounts with a mark that is hard to copy, and people pay with them: the first currency | year 49 |
Phase 19 — Roads, bridges, flyovers and tall buildings Years 55–100
| 19.13 | Town plan and building codestreets, water, drains and open ground laid out before anyone builds, and rules for how high and how safe | year 60 |
| 19.16 | Rules of the road and the driving testone side of the road, a speed for each place, and nobody drives until they have shown that they can | year 62 |
Phase 21 — Microphone, speaker, magnetic tape and the telephone exchange Years 58–85
| 21.07 | Telephone numbers, the directory and the emergency numberevery telephone has a number, a printed book lists them, and one short number brings help | year 60 |
Phase 22 — The propeller airplane Years 62–80
| 22.10 | Pilot's licence and the rules of the airnobody flies alone until they have been taught and tested; rules for height, lights and right of way | year 66 |