Home Region: Caribbean (South America and Caribbean)

Neguanje

250 CE 1050 CE

D G SC WF R

EQ 2020 co_neguanje / CoNahua

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

[continuity; Malambo] [continuity] Update here

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

1050 CE 1524 CE Tairona (co_tairona) [continuity]

General Description

The Nahuange or Neguanje phase of Colombian prehistory lasted from about 250 to 1050 CE, according to Santiago Giraldo and Juana Saenz’s recent estimates based on radiocarbon-dated goldwork and complete dated contexts. ^[1] Nahuange artefacts and sites have mostly been found along Colombia’s Atlantic coast. ^[2]
Population and political organization
Most likely, Nahuange communities were organized into numerous small polities. Unfortunately, there is not enough data to determine the exact relationship between these polities (e.g. if some dominated over others), though it is worth noting that individual polities were probably poorly integrated systems, with little centralization. ^[3] Similarly, little is known about Nahuange social hierarchies, ^[4] or, for that matter, about their population numbers. ^[5] ^[1]

[1]: (Giraldo 2015, personal communication)

[2]: (Bray 2003, 322-3)

[3]: (Langebaek 2005, 87)

[4]: (Langebaek 2005, 117)

[5]: (Langebaek 2005, 27)

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

7 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Suprapolity Relations

2 Supracultural Entity

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

2 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

1 Largest Communication Distance

Hierarchical Complexity

2 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 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

2 Road

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 Non Phonetic Writing

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 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Fastest Individual Communication

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 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

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 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

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 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 Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Neguanje (co_neguanje) was in:
(250 CE 1049 CE)	North Colombia

Home NGA: North Colombia

General Variables

Identity and Location Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	18 P	250 CE 1050 CE
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Original Name	Neguanje	250 CE 1050 CE
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Capital	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Nahuange	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Nehuange	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Early Cinto I	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Early Cinto II	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Early Period	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Integrationist Period	250 CE 1050 CE
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Alternative Name	Buritaca	250 CE 1050 CE
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Temporal Bounds Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[250 CE ➜ 1050 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	unknown [---] Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Supracultural Entity	Caribbean Colombia	250 CE 1050 CE
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Supracultural Entity	Central America-northern South America interaction sphere	250 CE 1050 CE
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Succeeding Entity	CoTairo	250 CE 1050 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	250 CE 1050 CE
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Preceding Entity	continuity; Malambo [continuity] Update here
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Succeeding Entity 1050 CE 1524 CE	Tairona (co_tairona) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	250 CE 1050 CE
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Language Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Chibcha	250 CE 1050 CE
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Religion Neguanje (co_neguanje)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[400 to 1,100] people	250 CE 1050 CE
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Polity Territory	- Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Polity Population	- Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Largest Communication Distance	- Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	1	250 CE 650 CE
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Settlement Hierarchy	[1 to 2]	650 CE 1050 CE
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Religious Level	- Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Military Level	- Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Administrative Level	[1 to 2]	250 CE 1050 CE
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Professions Neguanje (co_neguanje)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Merit Promotion	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Examination System	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Law Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Uncoded Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Judge	Uncoded Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Uncoded Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Court	Uncoded Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Irrigation System	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent Inferred	250 CE 575 CE
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Road	Present	576 CE 1050 CE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	800 CE 1050 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Information / Writing System Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Script	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Mnemonic Device	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Sacred Text	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Religious Literature	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Practical Literature	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Philosophy	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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History	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Fiction	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Calendar	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Information / Money Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Paper Currency	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Foreign Coin	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Information / Postal System Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication	- Undecided	250 CE 1050 CE
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Information / Measurement System Neguanje (co_neguanje)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moat	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Fortified Camp	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Earth Rampart	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Ditch	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Long Wall	absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Military use of Metals Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Iron	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Copper	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Bronze	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Projectiles Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Sling	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Self Bow	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Javelin	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Crossbow	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Composite Bow	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Atlatl	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Handheld weapons Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Sword	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Spear	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Polearm	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Dagger	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Battle Axe	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Animals used in warfare Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Elephant	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Donkey	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Dog	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Camel	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Armor Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Shield	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Plate Armor	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Leather Cloth	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Helmet	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Chainmail	Absent	250 CE 1050 CE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Naval technology Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	250 CE 1050 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent Inferred	250 CE 1050 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Neguanje (co_neguanje)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Unknown	250 CE 1050 CE
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Human Sacrifice Neguanje (co_neguanje)

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