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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

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

3 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

2 Suprapolity Relations

1 Supracultural Entity

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

6 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

2 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

1 Largest Communication Distance

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

2 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Mnemonic Device

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

1 Fastest Individual Communication

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Volume Measurement System

1 Length Measurement System

1 Area Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

2 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

2 Earth Rampart

2 Ditch

2 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

2 Steel

2 Iron

1 Copper

2 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

2 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Dog

1 Camel

Armor

2 Wood Bark Etc

2 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

2 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

2 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

1 Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases

1 Crisis Consequence

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	18 T	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Original Name	Haudenosaunee Confederacy	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Capital	Onondaga	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Alternative Name	Five Nations	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Alternative Name	League of the Iroquois	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Alternative Name	Iroquois Confederacy	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]
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Duration	[1566 CE ➜ 1713 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	none	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Suprapolity Relations	alliance with [---]	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Supracultural Entity	Eastern Woodlands	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Succeeding Entity	Iroquois Confederacy	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Preceding Entity	continuity; Iroquois Confederacy [continuity] Update here
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Degree of Centralization	loose	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Iroquois	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Cayuga	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Mohawk	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Oneida	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Onondaga	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Seneca	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Language	Tuscarora	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	600 people Disputed	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	3,000 people Disputed	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Polity Territory	100,000 km²	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Polity Population	5,500 people	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	2	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Religious Level	1	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Military Level	3	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Administrative Level	3	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Professions Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Merit Promotion	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Examination System	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Law Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Judge	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present Disputed	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Absent Disputed	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Court	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Irrigation System	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Food Storage Site	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Port	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Canal	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Bridge	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Information / Writing System Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Script	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Mnemonic Device	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Sacred Text	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Religious Literature	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Practical Literature	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Philosophy	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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History	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Fiction	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Calendar	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Information / Money Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Precious Metal	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Article	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Information / Postal System Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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General Postal Service	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Courier	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Present	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	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Moat	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Fortified Camp	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Earth Rampart	Present	1566 CE 1700 CE
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Earth Rampart	Absent Inferred	1701 CE 1713 CE
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Ditch	Present	1566 CE 1700 CE
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Ditch	Absent Inferred	1701 CE 1713 CE
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Complex Fortification	Present	1566 CE 1700 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent Inferred	1701 CE 1713 CE
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Long Wall	absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Military use of Metals Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	1566 CE 1620 CE
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Steel	Present	1621 CE 1713 CE
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Iron	Absent	1566 CE 1620 CE
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Iron	Present	1621 CE 1713 CE
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Copper	Present Inferred	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Bronze	Absent	1566 CE 1620 CE
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Bronze	Present	1621 CE 1713 CE
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Projectiles Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Sling	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Self Bow	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Javelin	Present Inferred	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1566 CE 1640 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Present	1641 CE 1713 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Crossbow	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Composite Bow	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Atlatl	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Handheld weapons Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Sword	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Spear	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Polearm	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Dagger	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Battle Axe	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Animals used in warfare Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Elephant	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Donkey	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Dog	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Camel	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Armor Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Present	1566 CE 1609 CE
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Wood Bark Etc	Absent	1610 CE 1713 CE
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Shield	Present	1566 CE 1609 CE
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Shield	Absent	1610 CE 1713 CE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Plate Armor	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Limb Protection	Present Inferred	1566 CE 1609 CE
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Limb Protection	Absent	1610 CE 1713 CE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Helmet	Present	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Chainmail	Absent	1566 CE 1713 CE
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Breastplate	Present Inferred	1566 CE 1609 CE
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Breastplate	Absent	1610 CE 1713 CE
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Naval technology Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early (us_haudenosaunee_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	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	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
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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