Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Atlatl

The absence or presence of atlatl as a military technology used in warfare.  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
atlatl The absence or presence of atlatl for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Atlatl Description   Edit
1
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
6000 BCE 4001 BCE
absent
None
2
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
4000 BCE 2001 BCE
present
None
3
(Shuar - Colonial)
1534 CE 1675 CE
present
None
4
(Shuar - Colonial)
1676 CE 1830 CE
absent
None
5
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
absent
None
6
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
unknown
None
7
(Phoenician Empire)
Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed.
[-1200, -332]
unknown
None
8
(Neguanje)
Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed.
[250, 1050]
unknown
None
9
(Ottoman Empire II)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Empire II is assumed.
[1517, 1683]
absent
None
10
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
unknown
None
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