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
71
(Vijayanagara Empire)
Full Year Range of Vijayanagara Empire is assumed.
[1336, 1646]
unknown
None
72
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
unknown
None
73
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
absent
None
74
(Uruk)
Full Year Range of Uruk is assumed.
[-4000, -2900]
unknown
None
75
(Ak Koyunlu)
Full Year Range of Ak Koyunlu is assumed.
[1339, 1501]
unknown
None
76
(Qajar)
Full Year Range of Qajar is assumed.
[1794, 1925]
unknown
None
77
(Latium - Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Bronze Age is assumed.
[-1800, -900]
absent
None
78
(Latium - Copper Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Copper Age is assumed.
[-3600, -1800]
absent
None
79
(Latium - Iron Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed.
[-1000, -580]
absent
None
80
(Late A'chik)
Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed.
[1867, 1956]
absent
None
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