Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Scaled Armor

The absence or presence of scaled armor as a military technology used in warfare. armor consisting of many individual small armor scales (plates) attached to a backing of cloth or leather. the scaled don't need to be metal (i.e. they could be particularly rigid bits of leather, horn, bone, etc).  

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

# Polity Year(s) Scaled Armor Description   Edit
201
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
202
(Tang Dynasty II)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty II is assumed.
[763, 907]
present
None
203
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
absent
None
204
(Neguanje)
Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed.
[250, 1050]
absent
None
205
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
absent
None
206
(Shuar - Ecuadorian)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed.
[1831, 1931]
absent
None
207
(Badarian)
Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed.
[-4400, -3800]
absent
None
208
(Egypt - Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty I is assumed.
[-3100, -2900]
absent
None
209
(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)
Full Year Range of Ptolemaic Kingdom II is assumed.
[-217, -30]
unknown
None
210
(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed.
[1454, 1517]
unknown
None
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