Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Wooden Palisade

The absence or presence of wooden palisades 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
wooden_palisade The absence or presence of wooden palisade for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Wooden Palisade Description   Edit
221
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
Full Year Range of Icelandic Commonwealth is assumed.
[930, 1262]
absent
None
222
(Shuar - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed.
[1534, 1830]
present
None
223
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
present
None
224
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
present
None
225
(Shuar - Ecuadorian)
Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed.
[1831, 1931]
present
None
226
(Ayyubid Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed.
[1171, 1250]
present
None
227
(Egypt - Middle Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Middle Kingdom is assumed.
[-2016, -1700]
present
None
228
(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-2350, -2150]
absent
None
229
(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed.
[868, 969]
present
None
230
(Spanish Empire I)
Full Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed.
[1516, 1715]
present
None
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