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
41
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
42
(Sui Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Sui Dynasty is assumed.
[581, 618]
present
None
43
(Tang Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Tang Dynasty I is assumed.
[617, 763]
present
None
44
(Western Zhou)
Full Year Range of Western Zhou is assumed.
[-1122, -771]
present
None
45
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
present
None
46
(Naqada I)
Full Year Range of Naqada I is assumed.
[-3800, -3550]
absent
None
47
(Naqada II)
Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed.
[-3550, -3300]
absent
None
48
(Egypt - Dynasty 0)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed.
[-3300, -3100]
absent
None
49
(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-2650, -2350]
present
None
50
(Jin Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Jin Dynasty is assumed.
[1115, 1234]
unknown
None
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