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
311
(Bamana kingdom)
Full Year Range of Bamana kingdom is assumed.
[1712, 1861]
present
None
312
(Segou Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Segou Kingdom is assumed.
[1650, 1712]
present
None
313
(Khitan I)
Full Year Range of Khitan I is assumed.
[907, 1125]
present
None
314
(Early Monte Alban I)
Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed.
[-500, -300]
unknown
None
315
(Monte Alban Late I)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed.
[-300, -100]
unknown
None
316
(Monte Alban II)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed.
[-100, 200]
unknown
None
317
(Monte Alban III)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban III is assumed.
[200, 500]
unknown
None
318
(Monte Alban V)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban V is assumed.
[900, 1520]
unknown
None
319
(Archaic Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-6000, -2001]
absent
None
320
(Aztec Empire)
Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed.
[1427, 1526]
absent
None
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