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Neolithic Yemen

3500 BCE 1201 BCE
D G SC WF RG EQ 2020  ye_yemen_lnl / YeNeoL*
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  General Description   The Yemeni Coastal Plain or Plateau is the northwestern region of modern Yemen that lies between the Red Sea and the Yemeni Mountains. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Neolithic (c. 3500-1201 BCE). Settlements at this time were small clusters of oval huts, with stone tools and stone manufacture debris but no pottery remains. [1]
No speculation could be found in the literature regarding possible forms of political organisation prevalent at the time; from an archaeological perspective, not enough is known about the few buildings that have been excavated to interpret them as having been used for administrative purposes, and the earliest known state-managed food storage structures in the region date to the third century BCE. Similarly, there are no serious works on the estimates for the area and population in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Yemen. [2]

[1]: (De Maigret 2002: 120-124) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/X3MRZCH5.

[2]: (A. Sedov: pers. comm. to E. Cioni: September 2019)

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.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl) was in:
 (3500 BCE 1201 BCE)   Yemeni Coastal Plain
Home NGA: Yemeni Coastal Plain
General Variables
Identity and Location Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Original Name Neolithic Yemen Confident Expert 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Duration [3500 BCE ➜ 1201 BCE] Confident Expert
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Political and Cultural Relations Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Language Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Language Genus uncoded Undecided Expert 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Religion Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Population of the Largest Settlement - Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Polity Territory - Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Polity Population - Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Settlement Hierarchy [1 to 2] Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Professions Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Specialized Government Building Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Law Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Market Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Irrigation System Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Food Storage Site Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Special-purpose Sites Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Information / Writing System Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Information / Money Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Information / Postal System Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Information / Measurement System Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Earth Rampart Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Ditch Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Long Wall unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Military use of Metals Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Steel Absent Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Iron Absent Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Copper Unknown Confident 3500 BCE 3001 BCE
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Copper Present Inferred 3000 BCE 1201 BCE
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Bronze Unknown Confident 3500 BCE 3001 BCE
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Bronze Present Inferred 3000 BCE 1201 BCE
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Projectiles Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Sling Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Self Bow Present Confident Uncertain 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Self Bow Absent Confident Uncertain 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Javelin Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Composite Bow Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Atlatl Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Handheld weapons Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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War Club Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Sword Present Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Spear Present Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Polearm Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Dagger Present Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Battle Axe Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Horse Absent Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Elephant Absent Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Camel Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Armor Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Shield Absent Confident Uncertain 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Shield Present Confident Uncertain 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Limb Protection Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Helmet Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Breastplate Absent Inferred 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Naval technology Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Unknown Confident 3500 BCE  1201 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Neolithic Yemen (ye_yemen_lnl)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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