Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Composite Bow

The absence or presence of composite bow as a military technology used in warfare. this is a bow made from several different materials, usually wood, horn, and sinew. also known as laminated bow. recurved bows should be coded here as well, because usually they are composite bows. when there is evidence for bows (or arrows) and no specific comment about how sophisticated the bows are then 'inferred present' for self bows and 'inferred absent' for composite bows is generally best (along with brief notes indicating that it is best to assume the less sophisticated rather than the more sophisticated technology is present).  

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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
composite_bow The absence or presence of composite bow for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Composite Bow Description   Edit
1
(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)
2000 BCE 1900 BCE
absent
None
2
(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)
1800 BCE
unknown
None
3
(Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia)
1700 BCE
present
None
4
(Early Xiongnu)
1300 BCE 501 BCE
absent
None
5
(Early Xiongnu)
500 BCE 300 BCE
present
None
6
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
present
None
7
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
present
None
8
(Great Yuan)
Full Year Range of Great Yuan is assumed.
[1271, 1368]
present
None
9
(Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1300, -1200]
present
None
10
(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed.
[-1069, -747]
present
None
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