Home Region: Iran (Southwest Asia)

Susiana B

5700 BCE 5100 BCE

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EQ 2020 ir_susiana_b / IrKhzEM

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

6000 BCE 5700 BCE Susiana A (ir_susiana_a) [continuity]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

5100 BCE 4700 BCE Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1) [None]

General Description

Susiana in sixth-fifth millennium: "In all respects, Susiana was large and rich enough to sustain a vigorous indigenous culture in parallel with, and separate from, that of Mesopotamia." ^[1]
Hajji Muhammad culture ca. 5800-5100 BCE - lower Mesopotamia and at least part of Susiana. Region "facilitated the irrigated cultivation of grains and cattle farming ... This was the initial phase of Ubaid culture, through which lower Mesopotamia would eventually take the lead in terms of technological and organisational development in the Near East. ... In terms of periodisation, the rise of Ubaid culture marks the end of the Neolithic and the beginning of the Chalcolithic period." ^[2]
"Architecture and organization of space within a typical village is difficult to reconstruct. Most sites have been explored through limited exposures, and have not yielded coherent architectural plans (see Hole 1987a: 40). The only exception to this is the site of Jaffarabad located on the Susiana plane approximately 7 km north of Susa. During the Early Chalcolithic, this site consisted of an agglomeration of domestic mud brick structures made up of large long halls flanked by smaller rooms (Dollfus 1975: 18 and figures 6-7). One hall had an area of 11.5 x 3.15 m. Some of the domestic complexes had buttressed walls. Almost no open space existed between these structures. The artifacts recovered from the domestic complexes reflect normal domestic activities. The presence of kilns and wasters are the only evidence for craft production at the site (Dollfus 1975)." ^[3]

[1]: (Hole 2006, 228) Hole, Frank in Carter, Robert A. Philip, Graham. eds. 2006. Beyond The Ubaid. Transformation and integration in the late prehistoric societies of the Middle East. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Illinois.

[2]: (Leverani 2014, 49) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.

[3]: (Peasnall in Peregrine and Ember 2002, 172)

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

3 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

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

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

2 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

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

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

2 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

2 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

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	Susiana B (ir_susiana_b) was in:
(5700 BCE 5101 BCE)	Susiana

Home NGA: Susiana

General Variables

Identity and Location Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	39 R	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Original Name	Susiana B	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Alternative Name	Tepe Sabz	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Alternative Name	Khazineh	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Alternative Name	Susiana B	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[5700 BCE ➜ 5100 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Susiana - Early Ubaid	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Succeeding Entity 5100 BCE 4700 BCE	Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1) [None]
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Preceding Entity 6000 BCE 5700 BCE	Susiana A (ir_susiana_a) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Language Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Religion Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[175 to 700] people	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[1 to 2]	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Religious Level	1	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Military Level	1	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Administrative Level	1	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Professions Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Present Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Absent Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Professional Military Officer	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Law Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Court	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Port	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Canal	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Bridge	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

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Information / Writing System Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Script	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Sacred Text	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Religious Literature	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Practical Literature	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Philosophy	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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History	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Fiction	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Calendar	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Information / Money Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Precious Metal	Present Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Precious Metal	Absent Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Paper Currency	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Article	Present Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Article	Absent Uncertain	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Information / Postal System Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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General Postal Service	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Long Wall	unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Military use of Metals Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Iron	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Copper	Present Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Bronze	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Projectiles Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Sling	Present Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Javelin	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Composite Bow	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Atlatl	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Handheld weapons Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Sword	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Spear	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Polearm	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Battle Axe	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Donkey	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Dog	Present	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Camel	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Armor Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Shield	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Helmet	Absent Inferred	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Naval technology Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Unknown	5700 BCE 5100 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)

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