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Susiana - Early Ubaid

5100 BCE 4700 BCE
D G SC WF EQ 2020  ir_susiana_ubaid_1 / IrKhzM*
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5700 BCE 5100 BCE Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)    [None]

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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
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 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)
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Utm Zone 39 R Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Original Name Susiana - Early Ubaid Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Capital Choga Mish Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Alternative Name Ubaid Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Alternative Name Jaffarabad phase Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Alternative Name Susiana B Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Duration [5100 BCE ➜ 4700 BCE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Succeeding Entity Susiana - Late Ubaid Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Preceding Entity
5700 BCE 5100 BCE
Susiana B (ir_susiana_b)   [None]  Confident
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Succeeding Entity
4700 BCE 4300 BCE
Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization quasi-polity Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Language Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Linguistic Family NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI Confident 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)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [750 to 3,000] people Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Settlement Hierarchy 2 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Religious Level 1 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Military Level 1 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Administrative Level [1 to 2] Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Professions Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Professional Soldier Absent Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident Uncertain 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Professional Priesthood Absent Confident 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)
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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)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Judge Absent Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Absent Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
Court Absent Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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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)
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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)
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Written Record Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Script Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Scientific Literature Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Sacred Text Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Religious Literature Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Practical Literature Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Philosophy Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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History Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Fiction Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Calendar Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Information / Money Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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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)
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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)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 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 Confident 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)
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Steel Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Iron Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Copper Present Inferred 5100 BCE 5000 BCE
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Copper Present Confident 4999 BCE 4700 BCE
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Bronze Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Projectiles Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Tension Siege Engine Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Sling Present Confident 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 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Crossbow Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Composite Bow Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Handheld weapons Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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War Club Unknown Suspected 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Sword Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Spear Unknown Suspected 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Polearm Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Dagger Present Inferred 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Battle Axe Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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Horse Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Elephant Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Dog Present Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Camel Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Armor Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1)
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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 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Plate Armor Absent Confident 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 Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Helmet Absent Confident 5100 BCE  4700 BCE
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Chainmail Absent Confident 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)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Confident 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 Confident 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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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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