Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Armor

Shield

The absence or presence of shields as a military technology used in warfare.  

Kostis Christakis, Veronica Walker, Samantha Holder, Alicja Piślewska, Daniel Mullins, Artur Butkiewicz, Malwina Brachmanska, William Farrell, Edward A L Turner, PT, Kiran Basava, Marika Michalak, Jill Levine, Cesaretti, Aleksandra Neumannn, Alice Williams, Stephen Dean, Robert Harding, Marika Wałęga, Dan Hoyer, Marta Bartkowiak, Sal Witshire, Agathe Dupeyron, Katheriin Liibert, Giulia Nazzaro, Jedrzej Hordecki, PF, Robert Ross, Thomas Cressy, Rosalind Purcell, Agathe Dupreyon, RC, Agnieszka Marta Duda, Emilia Tomicka, Po-Ju Tuan, Katarzyna Harabasz, Eva Brandl, AP, Jenny Reddish, Natalia Szych, Enrico Cioni, Peter Rudiak-Gould, Alec Vulfson, Lottie Field, Hugh Bennett, Kalin Bullman, Gréine Jordan, Katarzyna Mich.

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

# Polity Year(s) Shield Description   Edit
201
(Atlantic Complex)
Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed.
[-2200, -1000]
present
None
202
(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed.
[1589, 1660]
unknown
None
203
(French Kingdom - Late Bourbon)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Bourbon is assumed.
[1660, 1815]
absent
None
204
(Proto-French Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Proto-French Kingdom is assumed.
[987, 1150]
present
None
205
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Capetian is assumed.
[1150, 1328]
present
None
206
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
present
None
207
(Carolingian Empire II)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed.
[840, 987]
present
None
208
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
present
None
209
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
present
None
210
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
present
None
Copyright © 2024, Seshat: Global History Databank.
Stay in touch with us: