Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Stone Walls Mortared

The absence or presence of stone walls (mortared) as a military technology used in warfare.  

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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
stone_walls_mortared The absence or presence of stone walls mortared for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Stone Walls Mortared Description   Edit
51
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
absent
None
52
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
absent
None
53
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
absent
None
54
(Great Ming)
Full Year Range of Great Ming is assumed.
[1368, 1644]
present
None
55
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
56
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
57
(Late Shang)
Full Year Range of Late Shang is assumed.
[-1250, -1045]
absent
None
58
(Early Wei Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed.
[-445, -225]
absent
None
59
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
unknown
None
60
(Early Mongols)
Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed.
[1000, 1206]
absent
None
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