Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Laminar Armor

The absence or presence of laminar armor as a military technology used in warfare. (also known as banded mail, example: lorica segmentata). armor that is made from horizontal overlapping rows or bands of sold armor plates.  

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

# Polity Year(s) Laminar Armor Description   Edit
91
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
unknown
None
92
(Ur - Dynasty III)
Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed.
[-2112, -2004]
absent
None
93
(Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar is assumed.
[-7000, -6000]
absent
None
94
(Elymais II)
Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed.
[25, 215]
present
None
95
(Formative Period)
Full Year Range of Formative Period is assumed.
[-7200, -7000]
absent
None
96
(Susiana A)
Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed.
[-6000, -5700]
absent
None
97
(Susiana B)
Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed.
[-5700, -5100]
absent
None
98
(Susiana - Early Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Susiana - Early Ubaid is assumed.
[-5100, -4700]
absent
None
99
(Pre-Ceramic Period)
Full Year Range of Pre-Ceramic Period is assumed.
[-7800, -7200]
absent
None
100
(Chuuk - Early Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Early Truk is assumed.
[1775, 1886]
absent
None
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