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Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II

1500 BCE 1400 BCE
D G SC WF EQ 2020  tr_konya_lba / TrBrzL2
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1650 BCE 1500 BCE Hatti - Old Kingdom (tr_hatti_old_k)    [continuity]

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1400 BCE 1180 BCE Hatti - New Kingdom (tr_hatti_new_k)    [continuity]


  General Description   The period of 1500-1400 BCE was an ’intermediate period’ for the Hittite people that is sometimes referred to as the Middle Kingdom, which existed before the Empire period of the New Kingdom. [1]
According to McEvedy and Jones (1978) the population of the whole of Turkey was about 1.5 million by the Chalcolithic era (2500 BC) and reached 3 million "during the course of the full Bronze age". [2] However, the area corresponding to Hittite control at this time was just a fraction of the 750,000 km2 of Anatolia, so it is unlikely there were more than a million Hittites, possibly much less.
As a time of troubles, not much is known about the Middle Kingdom of the Hittites, but by around 1450 CE Hantili II is noted for building achievements being "responsible for the first extensive fortification of the capital" Hattusa. [3]

[1]: (Gurney 1952, 25) O R Gurney. 1952.The Hittites. Penguin.

[2]: (McEvedy and Jones 1978, 133) Colin McEvedy. Richard Jones. Atlas of World Population History. Penguin Books Ltd. London.

[3]: (Bryce 2002, 30) Bryce T. 2002. Life and Society in the Hittite World, New York: Oxford University Press.

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
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 Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba) was in:
 (1500 BCE 1400 BCE)   Konya Plain
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General Variables
Identity and Location Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Utm Zone 36 N Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Original Name Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Capital Hattusa Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Kingdom of Hatti Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hittite Intermediate Period Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hittite Kingdom Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hethiter Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hittites Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hetyci Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternative Name Hititler veya Etiler Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Peak Years 1450 BCE Confident
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Duration [1500 BCE ➜ 1400 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Succeeding Entity Hatti - New Kingdom Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity continuity Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Preceding Entity
1650 BCE 1500 BCE
Hatti - Old Kingdom (tr_hatti_old_k)   [continuity]  Confident
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Succeeding Entity
1400 BCE 1180 BCE
Hatti - New Kingdom (tr_hatti_new_k)   [continuity]  Confident
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Language Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Linguistic Family Indo-European Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Language Nesite Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Language Luwian Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Religion Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Religion Genus Hittite Religions Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Alternate Religion Uncoded Undecided 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [12,000 to 17,000] people Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Polity Territory [50,000 to 75,000] km2 Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Polity Population [300,000 to 400,000] people Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Religious Level 3 Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Military Level 7 Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Administrative Level 3 Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Professions Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Professional Soldier Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Professional Military Officer Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Specialized Government Building Absent Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Merit Promotion Present Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Examination System Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Law Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Professional Lawyer Uncoded Undecided 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Judge Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
Court Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Market Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Road Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Port Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Canal Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Bridge Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Mines or Quarry Present Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Information / Writing System Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Written Record Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Script Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Mnemonic Device Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Scientific Literature Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Sacred Text Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Practical Literature Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Philosophy Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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History Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Fiction Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Calendar Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Information / Money Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Token Absent Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Precious Metal Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Paper Currency Absent Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Indigenous Coin Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Foreign Coin Absent Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Article Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Information / Postal System Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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General Postal Service Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Courier Present Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Wooden Palisade Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Moat Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Fortified Camp Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Earth Rampart Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Ditch Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Complex Fortification Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Long Wall unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Military use of Metals Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Steel Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Iron Absent Inferred 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Copper Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Bronze Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Projectiles Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Tension Siege Engine Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Sling Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Self Bow Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Javelin Present Confident Uncertain 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Javelin Absent Confident Uncertain 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Composite Bow Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Handheld weapons Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Sword Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Spear Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Polearm Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Dagger Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Horse Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Elephant Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Donkey Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Camel Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Armor Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Wood Bark Etc Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Shield Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Scaled Armor Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Plate Armor Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Limb Protection Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Laminar Armor Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Helmet Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Chainmail Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Breastplate Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Naval technology Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Present Confident 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 1500 BCE  1400 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Human Sacrifice Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II (tr_konya_lba)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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