Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Self Bow

The absence or presence of self bow as a military technology used in warfare. this is a bow made from a single piece of wood (example: the english/welsh longbow)  

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

# Polity Year(s) Self Bow Description   Edit
41
(Beaker Culture)
Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed.
[-3200, -2000]
present
None
42
(Hallstatt A-B1)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed.
[-1000, -900]
present
None
43
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
present
None
44
(La Tene A-B1)
Full Year Range of La Tene A-B1 is assumed.
[-475, -325]
present
None
45
(La Tene B2-C1)
Full Year Range of La Tene B2-C1 is assumed.
[-325, -175]
present
None
46
(British Empire II)
Full Year Range of British Empire II is assumed.
[1850, 1968]
present
None
47
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
present
None
48
(The Emirate of Crete)
Full Year Range of The Emirate of Crete is assumed.
[824, 961]
present
None
49
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
present
None
50
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
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