Home Region: Iran (Southwest Asia)

Susiana - Late Ubaid

4700 BCE 4300 BCE

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EQ 2020 ir_susiana_ubaid_2 / IrKhzL*

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

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

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

4300 BCE 3800 BCE Susa I (ir_susa_1) [continuity]

General Description

This Late Ubaid phase of Susiana ran from 4700-4300 BCE.
Eighty six sites have been recorded during the Choga Mish period ^[1] , showing that settlement hierarchies consisted of two levels: Choga Mish (the administrative or religious centre) and small villages. There was a degree of centralisation during this period through economic and administrative activities. ^[2]
While no information could be found in the sources consulted regarding the polity’s population, the population of Choga Mish is estimated to have had up to 3,000 inhabitants. ^[3]
The beginning of this period saw an increase in agricultural processes which were made possible by the cattle-drawn plough and irrigation. ^[4]

[1]: (Hole 1987, 42)

[2]: (Hole 1987, 40-41)

[3]: (Hole 2006, 229) 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.

[4]: (Leverani 2014, 54) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.

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

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

1 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 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

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

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 - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2) was in:
(4700 BCE 4301 BCE)	Susiana

Home NGA: Susiana

General Variables

Identity and Location Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	39 R	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Original Name	Susiana - Late Ubaid	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Alternative Name	Choga Mish	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Alternative Name	Susiana C	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Alternative Name	Mehmeh	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[4700 BCE ➜ 4300 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	Susa I	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Succeeding Entity 4300 BCE 3800 BCE	Susa I (ir_susa_1) [continuity]
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Preceding Entity 5100 BCE 4700 BCE	Susiana - Early Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_1) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Language Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Religion Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[750 to 3,000] people	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	2	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Religious Level	- Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Military Level	[1 to 2]	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Administrative Level	[1 to 2]	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Professions Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Professional Military Officer	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Law Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Court	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Food Storage Site	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Absent Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Canal	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Bridge	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

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Information / Writing System Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Script	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Sacred Text	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Religious Literature	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Practical Literature	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Philosophy	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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History	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Fiction	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Calendar	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Information / Money Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Precious Metal	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Paper Currency	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Article	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Information / Postal System Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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General Postal Service	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Moat	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Long Wall	unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Military use of Metals Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Iron	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Copper	Present	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Bronze	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Projectiles Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Sling	Present	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Self Bow	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Javelin	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Composite Bow	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Atlatl	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Handheld weapons Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Sword	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Spear	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Polearm	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Dagger	Present Inferred	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Battle Axe	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Donkey	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Dog	Present	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Camel	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Armor Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Shield	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Limb Protection	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Helmet	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Breastplate	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Naval technology Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Unknown Suspected	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service	Absent	4700 BCE 4300 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

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Human Sacrifice Susiana - Late Ubaid (ir_susiana_ubaid_2)

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