Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Stone Walls Non Mortared

The absence or presence of stone walls (non-mortared) 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
stone_walls_non_mortared The absence or presence of stone walls non mortared for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Stone Walls Non Mortared Description   Edit
1
(Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic)
5000 BCE 4000 BCE
unknown
None
2
(Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic)
3999 BCE 3001 BCE
present
None
3
(Deccan - Neolithic)
2700 BCE 1701 BCE
absent
None
4
(Deccan - Neolithic)
1700 BCE 1200 BCE
unknown
None
5
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
1180 BCE 1000 BCE
unknown
None
6
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
1000 BCE 901 BCE
present
None
7
(Sakha - Late)
1632 CE 1642 CE
present
None
8
(Sakha - Late)
1643 CE 1900 CE
absent
None
9
(Ayyubid Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Ayyubid Sultanate is assumed.
[1171, 1250]
present
None
10
(Peiligang)
Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed.
[-7000, -5001]
unknown
None
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