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Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early

1566 CE 1713 CE
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  General Description   The Finger Lakes region of the modern-day state of New York was once part of Iroquois territory. On the eve of European contact, this territory stretched from Lake Champlain and Lake George west to the Genesee River and Lake Ontario and from the St. Lawrence River south to the Susquehanna River. Originally, the League of the Iroquois was a confederacy of five Native American tribes (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca), joined by a sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, in 1722, following its northward migration from the Roanoke River. This confederacy was created between 1400 and 1600 CE. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the confederacy was overall able to exploit the establishment of the European fur trade to its advantage, playing French and English interests off against one another, and gaining a major role in economic and political affairs. As a result of this, the Iroquois - particularly the Seneca - also frequently clashed with other Native tribes, such as the Huron, Petun, Neutral and Susquehannock. Eventually, the Iroquois also came into conflict with the Europeans, first with the French, then with the American revolutionaries. Starting in the 19th century, the Iroquois tribes settled on reservations in western New York state, southern Quebec and southern Ontario. [1]
Population and political organization
The central Iroquois League Council dealt with common affairs, while tribal chiefs and councils (as well as the female elders of their respective lineages and more recently created non-hereditary positions) occupied an intermediary position. The council included 50 men and women representing the five original tribes and had legislative, executive and judiciary powers, but it only deliberated on matters relating to foreign affairs (for example, peace and war) as well as matters of common interest to all five tribes. [1]
According to Gerald Reid, there were around 5,500 Iroquois at the beginning of the 17th century. [1]

[1]: (Reid 1996) Reid, Gerald. 1996. “Culture Summary: Iroquois.” eHRAF World Cultures. http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=nm09-000. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/ZHZI7ZTE.

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Steel
Absent 1566 CE 1620 CE
Present 1621 CE 1713 CE
Iron
Absent 1566 CE 1620 CE
Present 1621 CE 1713 CE
Copper
inferred Present
Bronze
Absent 1566 CE 1620 CE
Present 1621 CE 1713 CE
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1) was in:
 (1566 CE 1713 CE)   Finger Lakes
Home NGA: Finger Lakes
General Variables
Identity and Location Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Utm Zone 18 T Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Original Name Haudenosaunee Confederacy Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Capital Onondaga Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Alternative Name Five Nations Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Alternative Name League of the Iroquois Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Alternative Name Iroquois Confederacy Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Temporal Bounds Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Peak Years [1650 CE ➜ 1701 CE] Confident
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Duration [1566 CE ➜ 1713 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Suprapolity Relations none Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Suprapolity Relations alliance with [---] Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Supracultural Entity Eastern Woodlands Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Succeeding Entity Iroquois Confederacy Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Degree of Centralization loose Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Linguistic Family Iroquois Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Cayuga Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Mohawk Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Oneida Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Onondaga Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Seneca Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Language Tuscarora Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Religion Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Population of the Largest Settlement 600 people Confident Disputed 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement 3,000 people Confident Disputed 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Polity Territory 100,000 km2 Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Polity Population 5,500 people Confident 1600 CE
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Largest Communication Distance - Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Settlement Hierarchy 2 Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Religious Level 1 Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Military Level 3 Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Administrative Level 3 Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Professions Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Professional Soldier Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Professional Priesthood Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Professional Military Officer Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Specialized Government Building Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Merit Promotion Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Examination System Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Law Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Judge Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Present Confident Disputed 1566 CE  1713 CE
Absent Confident Disputed 1566 CE  1713 CE
Court Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Market Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Irrigation System Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Food Storage Site Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Road Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Port Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Canal Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Bridge Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Mines or Quarry Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Information / Writing System Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Written Record Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Script Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Mnemonic Device Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Scientific Literature Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Sacred Text Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Religious Literature Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Practical Literature Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Philosophy Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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History Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Fiction Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Calendar Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Information / Money Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Token Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Precious Metal Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Foreign Coin Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Article Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Information / Postal System Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Postal Station Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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General Postal Service Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Courier Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication - Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Information / Measurement System Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Weight Measurement System Uncoded Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Volume Measurement System Uncoded Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Length Measurement System Uncoded Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Area Measurement System Uncoded Undecided 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Wooden Palisade Present Confident 1566 CE 1700 CE
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Wooden Palisade Absent Inferred 1701 CE 1713 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moat Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Fortified Camp Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Earth Rampart Present Confident 1566 CE 1700 CE
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Earth Rampart Absent Inferred 1701 CE 1713 CE
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Ditch Present Confident 1566 CE 1700 CE
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Ditch Absent Inferred 1701 CE 1713 CE
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Complex Fortification Present Confident 1566 CE 1700 CE
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Complex Fortification Absent Inferred 1701 CE 1713 CE
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Long Wall absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Military use of Metals Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Steel Absent Confident 1566 CE 1620 CE
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Steel Present Confident 1621 CE 1713 CE
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Iron Absent Confident 1566 CE 1620 CE
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Iron Present Confident 1621 CE 1713 CE
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Copper Present Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Bronze Absent Confident 1566 CE 1620 CE
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Bronze Present Confident 1621 CE 1713 CE
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Projectiles Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Tension Siege Engine Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Sling Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Self Bow Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Javelin Present Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 1566 CE 1640 CE
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Handheld Firearm Present Confident 1641 CE 1713 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Composite Bow Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Handheld weapons Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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War Club Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Sword Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Spear Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Polearm Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Dagger Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Animals used in warfare Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Horse Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Elephant Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Donkey Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Dog Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Camel Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Armor Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Confident 1566 CE 1609 CE
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Wood Bark Etc Absent Confident 1610 CE 1713 CE
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Shield Present Confident 1566 CE 1609 CE
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Shield Absent Confident 1610 CE 1713 CE
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Scaled Armor Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Plate Armor Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 1566 CE 1609 CE
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Limb Protection Absent Confident 1610 CE 1713 CE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Laminar Armor Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Helmet Present Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Chainmail Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Breastplate Present Inferred 1566 CE 1609 CE
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Breastplate Absent Confident 1610 CE 1713 CE
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Naval technology Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Absent Confident 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Absent Inferred 1566 CE  1713 CE
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Human Sacrifice Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)
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