Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Military use of Metals

Bronze

The absence or presence of bronze as a military technology used in warfare. bronze is an alloy that includes copper, so a polity that uses bronze in warfare is familiar with copper technology and probably uses it to at least a limited extent. consequently, if a culture uses bronze in warfare and there is no mention of using copper then 'inferred present' is probably best.  

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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
bronze The absence or presence of bronze for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Bronze Description   Edit
21
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
22
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
23
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
24
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
25
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
26
(Yangshao)
Full Year Range of Yangshao is assumed.
[-5000, -3000]
absent
None
27
(Shuar - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed.
[1534, 1830]
absent
None
28
(Shuar - Ecuadorian)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed.
[1831, 1931]
absent
None
29
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
present
None
30
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
present
None
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