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
331
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period II)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period II is assumed.
[-2100, 1800]
unknown
None
332
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed.
[1714, 1848]
absent
None
333
(Sakha - Early)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Early is assumed.
[1400, 1632]
absent
None
334
(Sakha - Late)
Full Year Range of Sakha - Late is assumed.
[1632, 1900]
absent
None
335
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
present
None
336
(Sarazm)
Full Year Range of Sarazm is assumed.
[-3500, -2000]
unknown
None
337
(Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II is assumed.
[-1500, -1400]
present
None
338
(Byzantine Empire I)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire I is assumed.
[632, 866]
present
None
339
(Byzantine Empire II)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire II is assumed.
[867, 1072]
present
None
340
(Byzantine Empire III)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed.
[1073, 1204]
present
None
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