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
41
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed.
[1501, 1701]
unknown
None
42
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
unknown
None
43
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
unknown
None
44
(The Emirate of Crete)
Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed.
[824, 961]
present
None
45
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
unknown
None
46
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed.
[1841, 1987]
unknown
None
47
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
present
None
48
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
present
None
49
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
present
None
50
(Peiligang)
Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed.
[-7000, -5001]
unknown
None
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