Home Region: Iran (Southwest Asia)

Susiana - Early Ubaid

5100 BCE 4700 BCE

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EQ 2020 ir_susiana_ubaid_1 / IrKhzM*

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

5700 BCE 5100 BCE Susiana B (ir_susiana_b) [None]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

4700 BCE 4300 BCE Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2) [None]

General Description

"Chogha Mish became the largest site on the Susiana plan during the Middle Chalcolithic (Middle Susiana or Susiana b-d), during which time it extended over the whole site, an area of about 15 ha (Delougaz and Kantor 1996: 284). The settlement consisted primarily of domestic houses, most of which appear to have contained courtyards with associated pottery kilns (Delougaz and Kantor 1975: 95). As with the earlier settlement, a large monumental structure existed among the domestic houses during the end of the Middle Susiana phase (Kantor 1976: 27-28). This building had burned and, as a result, was particularly well~preserved. It contained buttressed exterior walls, whose thickness measured 2 m. The building covered an area of more than 12 x 15 m. The walls had been faced with plaster. The excavated portion of the building reveals an ’L’ shaped hall and a number of small rooms (Kantor 1976: figure II). One room had been stacked full of painted pots. Ceramic was also found throughout the other rooms of the building. Another room contained a large number of flint nodules and blades, indicating its use as a lithic workshop. The remains of a large brick platform or terrace extended more than 15 m from the east side of the building." ^[1]
Jaffarabad early settlement covered 2000 sq m. 16 sites have Jaffarabad type pottery in Susiana.Large dwelling rooms or halls associated with smaller storage facilities in a highly nucleated settlement. ^[2]

[1]: (Peasnall in Peregrine and Ember 2002, 180)

[2]: (Hole 1987, 40)

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

3 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding 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 Nonwritten Record

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

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 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

2 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 - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1) was in:
(5100 BCE 4701 BCE)	Susiana

Home NGA: Susiana

General Variables

Identity and Location Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	39 R	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Original Name	Susiana - Early Ubaid	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Capital	Choga Mish	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Alternative Name	Ubaid	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Alternative Name	Jaffarabad phase	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Alternative Name	Susiana B	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[5100 BCE ➜ 4700 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Susiana - Late Ubaid	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Preceding Entity 5700 BCE 5100 BCE	Susiana B (ir_susiana_b) [None]
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Succeeding Entity 4700 BCE 4300 BCE	Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Language Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Religion Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[750 to 3,000] people	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	2	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Religious Level	1	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Military Level	1	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Administrative Level	[1 to 2]	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Professions Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Present Uncertain	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Absent Uncertain	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Professional Military Officer	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Law Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Court	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Port	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Canal	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Bridge	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

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Information / Writing System Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Script	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Sacred Text	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Religious Literature	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Practical Literature	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Philosophy	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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History	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Fiction	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Calendar	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Information / Money Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Precious Metal	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Paper Currency	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Article	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Information / Postal System Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Long Wall	unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Military use of Metals Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Iron	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Copper	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 5000 BCE
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Copper	Present	4999 BCE 4700 BCE
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Bronze	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Projectiles Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Sling	Present	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Javelin	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Composite Bow	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Atlatl	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Handheld weapons Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Sword	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Spear	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Polearm	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Battle Axe	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Donkey	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Dog	Present	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Camel	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Armor Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Shield	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Helmet	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Naval technology Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent	5100 BCE 4700 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

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Human Sacrifice Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)

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