Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Ditch

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

# Polity Year(s) Ditch Description   Edit
241
(Yehuda)
Full Year Range of Yehuda is assumed.
[-141, -63]
present
None
242
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
present
None
243
(Kingdom of Ayodhya)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Ayodhya is assumed.
[-64, 34]
present
None
244
(Chalukyas of Badami)
Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Badami is assumed.
[543, 753]
present
None
245
(Deccan - Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Deccan - Iron Age is assumed.
[-1200, -300]
present
None
246
(Gupta Empire)
Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed.
[320, 550]
present
None
247
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
present
None
248
(Susiana - Late Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Late Ubaid is assumed.
[-4700, -4300]
unknown
None
249
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1055, 1199]
absent
None
250
(Susiana - Early Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed.
[-5100, -4700]
unknown
None
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