Section: Animals used in warfare
Variable: Dog (All coded records)
The absence or presence of dogs as a military technology used in warfare.  
Dog
#  Polity  Coded Value Tags Year(s) Edit Desc
1 Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic present Confident Expert 5000 BCE 4250 BCE
present until 4250, based on the previous polity as mentioned in the overall description above, and suspected unknown thereafter
2 Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic unknown Suspected Expert 4249 BCE 3001 BCE
present until 4250, based on the previous polity as mentioned in the overall description above, and suspected unknown thereafter
3 Neolithic Middle Ganga unknown Suspected Expert -
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4 Early A'chik absent Confident Expert -
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5 Late A'chik absent Confident Expert -
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6 Jenne-jeno I absent Confident Expert -
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7 Jenne-jeno II absent Confident Expert -
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8 Jenne-jeno III absent Confident Expert -
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9 Jenne-jeno IV absent Confident Expert -
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10 Mali Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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11 Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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12 Eastern Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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13 Khitan I unknown Suspected Expert -
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14 Ashanti Empire absent Confident Expert -
The sources establish no connection between domesticated animals and warfare logistics.
15 Hawaii II absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
16 Beaker Culture unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
17 Carolingian Empire II present Confident Expert -
David Baker says present. [1]

[1]: David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.


18 Hallstatt A-B1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
19 Hallstatt C unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
20 Hallstatt D unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
21 Proto-Carolingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
22 Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
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23 La Tene A-B1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
24 La Tene B2-C1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
25 Tocharians unknown Suspected Expert -
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26 Neguanje unknown Suspected Expert -
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27 Ayyubid Sultanate absent Confident Expert -
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28 Egypt - Dynasty II absent Confident Expert -
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29 Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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30 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I unknown Suspected Expert -
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31 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III unknown Suspected Expert -
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32 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II unknown Suspected Expert -
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33 Egypt - Middle Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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34 Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period absent Confident Expert -
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35 Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period absent Inferred Expert -
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36 Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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37 Egypt - Late Old Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
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38 Ptolemaic Kingdom I absent Confident Expert -
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39 Ptolemaic Kingdom II absent Confident Expert -
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40 Egypt - Period of the Regions unknown Suspected Expert -
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41 Egypt - Saite Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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42 Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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43 Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period absent Confident Expert -
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44 Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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45 Spanish Empire I unknown Suspected Expert -
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46 French Kingdom - Early Bourbon unknown Suspected Expert -
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47 French Kingdom - Late Bourbon unknown Suspected Expert -
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48 Proto-French Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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49 French Kingdom - Late Capetian unknown Suspected Expert -
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50 French Kingdom - Early Valois unknown Suspected Expert -
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51 French Kingdom - Late Valois unknown Suspected Expert -
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52 British Empire II unknown Suspected Expert -
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53 The Emirate of Crete absent Confident Expert -
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54 Neolithic Crete absent Confident Expert -
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55 Old Palace Crete unknown Confident Expert -
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56 Prepalatial Crete unknown Suspected Expert -
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57 Java - Buni Culture unknown Suspected Expert -
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58 Kalingga Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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59 Canaan absent Confident Expert -
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60 Yehuda absent Confident Expert -
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61 Yisrael absent Confident Expert -
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62 Kingdom of Ayodhya unknown Suspected Expert -
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63 Chalukyas of Badami unknown Suspected Expert -
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64 Chalukyas of Kalyani unknown Suspected Expert -
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65 Deccan - Iron Age unknown Suspected Expert -
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66 Post-Mauryan Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
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67 Deccan - Neolithic unknown Suspected Expert -
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68 Delhi Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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69 Greco-Bactrian Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
70 Kushan Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
71 Western Jin absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


72 Erlitou absent Confident Expert -
Dogs were domesticated at this time. Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


73 Hmong - Late Qing unknown Suspected Expert -
we need expert input in order to code this variable
74 Jin Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


75 Great Ming absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


76 Northern Wei absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


77 Early Qing absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


78 Sui Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


79 Tang Dynasty I absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


80 Early Wei Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


81 Western Zhou absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Conference 2016)


82 Yangshao absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs not known to have been domesticated at this time.
83 Badarian unknown Suspected Expert -
No data.
84 Egypt - Dynasty I unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
85 Naqada I unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
86 Egypt - Dynasty 0 unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
87 Chuuk - Late Truk absent Inferred Expert -
So far, no evidence on animals used in warfare has been found.
88 Kediri Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
Not specified in list of animals used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


89 Majapahit Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
Not specified in list of animals used in warfare [1]

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


90 Medang Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
Not specified in list of animals used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


91 Gahadavala Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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92 Hoysala Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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93 Kadamba Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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94 Kampili Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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95 Mughal Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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96 Satavahana Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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97 Vakataka Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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98 Vijayanagara Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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99 Abbasid Caliphate I unknown Suspected Expert -
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100 Abbasid Caliphate II absent Confident Expert -
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101 Akkadian Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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102 Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic unknown Suspected Expert -
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103 Ak Koyunlu unknown Suspected Expert -
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104 Elam - Crisis Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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105 Elymais II unknown Suspected Expert -
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106 Ilkhanate absent Confident Expert -
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107 Elam - Kidinuid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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108 Elam - Igihalkid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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109 Elam - Shutrukid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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110 Elam I unknown Suspected Expert -
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111 Elam II unknown Suspected Expert -
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112 Elam III unknown Suspected Expert -
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113 Qajar unknown Suspected Expert -
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114 Safavid Empire absent Confident Expert -
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115 Sasanid Empire I unknown Suspected Expert -
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116 Sasanid Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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117 Seleucids absent Inferred Expert -
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118 Seljuk Sultanate absent Confident Expert -
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119 Elam - Shimashki Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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120 Elam - Early Sukkalmah unknown Suspected Expert -
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121 Elam - Late Sukkalmah unknown Suspected Expert -
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122 Latium - Bronze Age absent Confident Expert -
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123 Latium - Copper Age absent Confident Expert -
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124 Latium - Iron Age absent Confident Expert -
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125 Ostrogothic Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
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126 Rome - Republic of St Peter II absent Confident Expert -
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127 Papal States - High Medieval Period absent Confident Expert -
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128 Papal States - Early Modern Period II absent Confident Expert -
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129 Exarchate of Ravenna unknown Confident Expert -
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130 Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity absent Confident Expert -
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131 Republic of St Peter I unknown Confident Expert -
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132 Asuka unknown Suspected Expert -
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133 Kansai - Kofun Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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134 Kansai - Yayoi Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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135 Kara-Khanids unknown Suspected Expert -
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136 Western Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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137 Bronze Age Cambodia unknown Suspected Expert -
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138 Bronze Age Cambodia unknown Suspected Expert -
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139 Andronovo unknown Suspected Expert -
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140 Saadi Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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141 Early Dynastic present Confident Expert -
scene at cylindrical seal [1]

[1]: Hamblin 2006, 50


142 Ur - Dynasty III present Confident Expert -
[1]

[1]: Tsouparopoulou 2012, 1-16


143 Uruk unknown Suspected Expert -
There are known seals or sealings depicting the dogs, so they were kept at the sites as a pets or hunting dogs. However there is no clear evidence for used them in warfare. [1]

[1]: Rothman 1994, 115


144 Formative Period present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


145 Susiana - Early Ubaid present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


146 Parthian Empire I absent Inferred Expert -
No mention in sources so far consulted.
147 Susa II present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


148 Papal States - Renaissance Period present Confident Expert -
Wardogs were used by the Spanish against native tribes during the conquest of the Americas.
149 Roman Kingdom absent Inferred Expert -
RA couldn’t find relevant information, but don’t appear in book on warfare [1] . Expert advice is needed.

[1]: (Fields 2011)


150 Ashikaga Shogunate absent Inferred Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
151 Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama unknown Suspected Expert -
could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
152 Japan - Incipient Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
153 Japan - Early Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
154 Japan - Final Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
155 Nara Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
156 Chenla unknown Suspected Expert -
No references in the literature.
157 Funan I unknown Suspected Expert -
No references in the literature.
158 Funan II unknown Suspected Expert -
unknown: No references in the literature.
159 Phoenician Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Though dogs seem to have been used for hunting.
160 Early Mongols absent Confident Expert -
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161 Late Mongols unknown Suspected Expert -
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162 Rouran Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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163 Shiwei unknown Suspected Expert -
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164 Second Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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165 Uigur Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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166 Xianbei Confederation unknown Suspected Expert -
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167 Early Xiongnu unknown Suspected Expert -
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168 Late Xiongnu unknown Suspected Expert -
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169 Xiongnu Imperial Confederation unknown Suspected Expert -
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170 Zungharian Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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171 Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial absent Confident Expert -
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172 Orokaiva - Colonial absent Confident Expert -
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173 Indo-Greek Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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174 Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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175 Sind - Samma Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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176 Egypt - Kushite Period absent Confident Expert -
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177 Umayyad Caliphate unknown Suspected Expert -
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178 Sarazm unknown Suspected Expert -
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179 Fatimid Caliphate unknown Suspected Expert -
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180 Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II unknown Suspected Expert -
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181 Byzantine Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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182 East Roman Empire absent Confident Expert -
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183 Hatti - New Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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184 Neo-Hittite Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
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185 Ottoman Emirate absent Confident Expert -
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186 Ottoman Empire I absent Confident Expert -
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187 Ottoman Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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188 Ottoman Empire III unknown Suspected Expert -
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189 Rum Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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190 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late absent Confident Expert -
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191 Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy unknown Suspected Expert -
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192 Middle Wagadu Empire present Inferred Expert -
guard dogs at the palace of the king [1]

[1]: (Al-Bakri 1068 CE in Levtzion and Spaulding 2003, 16)


193 Monte Alban V absent Confident Expert -
Domestic dogs were present during this period, but were eaten and may not have been used in raiding warfare. [1] [2]

[1]: Marcus, J. and K. V. Flannery (1996). Zapotec civilization: How urban society evolved in Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley, Thames and Hudson London.

[2]: Flannery, K. V. and J. Marcus (1983). "The Cloud People." New York, p36


194 Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


195 Kingdom of Norway II unknown Confident Expert -
[Cannot recall any examples of dogs being used in warfare in Iceland. Should probably be ‘inferred present’ at most.] We have coded ’unknown’ for the time being.
196 Cuzco - Early Intermediate I unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
197 Cuzco - Early Intermediate II unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
198 Cuzco - Late Intermediate I unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
199 Cuzco - Late Formative unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
200 Wari Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
201 Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

[1]: (Kenoyer 1991, p. 347)


202 Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

[1]: (Kenoyer 1991, p. 347)


203 Sakha - Early absent Inferred Expert -
Some of the sources mentioned horses, but not any other animals used in warfare
204 Sakha - Late absent Inferred Expert -
Some of the sources mentioned horses, but not any other animals used in warfare
205 Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age unknown Suspected Expert -
no evidence of use in warfare appears for this period
206 Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia unknown Suspected Expert -
no evidence of use in warfare appears for this period
207 Byzantine Empire III absent Confident Expert -
Preiser-Kapeller says absent. [1]

[1]: (Preiser-Kapeller 2015) Institute for Medieval Research, Division of Byzantine Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences)


208 Phrygian Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs are known only from drawings depicting hunting [1] .

[1]: Roller, L., 1999, “Early Phrygian Drawings from Gordion and the Elements of Phrygian Artistic Style”, Anatolian Studies, Vol. 49, pg:145


209 Tabal Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in literature
210 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early absent Confident Expert -
Dogs were traditionally used as pack animals. No mention of military use has been found.
211 Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period absent Confident Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
212 Hatti - Old Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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213 Oneota unknown Suspected Expert -
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214 Chagatai Khanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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215 Khanate of Bukhara unknown Suspected Expert -
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216 Ancient Khwarazm unknown Suspected Expert -
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217 Koktepe I unknown Suspected Expert -
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218 Koktepe II unknown Suspected Expert -
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219 Samanid Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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220 Sogdiana - City-States Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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221 Timurid Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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222 Yemen - Late Bronze Age unknown Suspected Expert -
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223 Neolithic Yemen unknown Suspected Expert -
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224 Ghur Principality present Inferred Expert -
Sent a breed of fierce dogs as part of their tribute to the Seljuks [1]

[1]: (Bosworth 2012) Bosworth, Edmund C. 2012. GHURIDS. Encyclopaedia Iranica. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ghurids


225 Hephthalites unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
226 Eastern Han Empire absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


227 Erligang absent Confident Expert -
Dogs were domesticated at this time. Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


228 Hmong - Early Chinese unknown Suspected Expert -
we need expert input in order to code this variable
229 Jin absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


230 Longshan absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs were domesticated at this time, but never known to be used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


231 Northern Song absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


232 Peiligang present Inferred Expert -
"Dogs and pigs were the domesticated animals." [1]

[1]: (Liu and Chen 2012: 144, 107) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/DE5TU7HY.


233 Late Qing absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


234 Late Shang unknown Suspected Expert -
"The “canine officers” (ch’üan) probably had their origin as kennel masters for the king’s dogs, but their number multiplied and their authority expanded as the role of dogs increased in protection, the hunt, and perhaps the battlefield." [1] Never used in warfare. [2]

[1]: Sawyer, R. 2011. Ancient Chinese Warfare. Basic Books.

[2]: (North China Conference 2016)


235 Tang Dynasty II absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


236 Western Han Empire absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


237 Great Yuan absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


238 Tairona absent Inferred Expert -
The Taironas had dogs. No mention for the use of warfare, just that on one occasion it is recorded that the Spaniards killed some young dogs because they couldn’t bark. "Acerca de los llamados "perros mudos" Oviedo nos cuenta de Santa Marta: "Este día mataron los españoles tres o quatro perrillos pequeños, gozques y mudos, porque no saben ladrar..." (23, VI, 138)." [1]

[1]: (Reichel-Dolmatoff 1951, 82)


239 Shuar - Colonial present Confident Expert -
Ethnographers report the use of watchdogs: ’The terrible custom demands ever new, ever more victims, all security must disappear, every individual constantly lives in danger of being ambushed; there is a general and permanent state of war. Hence the arrangement of the houses, one door of which can be used for flight, while the battle rages at the other; hence the customs mentioned at the beginning in connection with approaching a dwelling, for the protection of which, in addition, a pack of half-wild dogs are kept.’ [1] ’At least one or two dogs are kept in most households. These not only aid in hunting in the forest, as mentioned earlier, but also protect the garden crops, including the manioc tubers, from devastation by agouti and other rodents. A family without a good hunting dog lives in fear of losing much of its garden produce within a few months. An equally important service that they provide is to act as watchdogs against surprise attacks. Leashed to beds in the women’s end of the house (see Plate 11), their slightest barking usually results in the household head seizing his gun and preparing to defend himself and his family. Since the dogs’ barking indicates that the intended victim has been alerted, the attacking party generally withdraws. Interestingly, the name for dog, niawá, is the same term used to designate the feared and respected jaguar.’ [2] Given the defensive advantage conveyed by watchdogs, we have decided to include them in the code.

[1]: Reiss, W. (Wilhelm) 1880. “Visit Among The Jivaro Indians”, 13

[2]: Harner, Michael J. 1973. “Jívaro: People Of The Sacred Waterfalls.”, 63


240 Shuar - Ecuadorian present Confident Expert -
The terrible custom demands ever new, ever more victims, all security must disappear, every individual constantly lives in danger of being ambushed; there is a general and permanent state of war. Hence the arrangement of the houses, one door of which can be used for flight, while the battle rages at the other; hence the customs mentioned at the beginning in connection with approaching a dwelling, for the protection of which, in addition, a pack of half-wild dogs are kept. [1] At least one or two dogs are kept in most households. These not only aid in hunting in the forest, as mentioned earlier, but also protect the garden crops, including the manioc tubers, from devastation by agouti and other rodents. A family without a good hunting dog lives in fear of losing much of its garden produce within a few months. An equally important service that they provide is to act as watchdogs against surprise attacks. Leashed to beds in the women’s end of the house (see Plate 11), their slightest barking usually results in the household head seizing his gun and preparing to defend himself and his family. Since the dogs’ barking indicates that the intended victim has been alerted, the attacking party generally withdraws. Interestingly, the name for dog, niawá, is the same term used to designate the feared and respected jaguar. [2]

[1]: Reiss, W. (Wilhelm) 1880. “Visit Among The Jivaro Indians”, 13

[2]: Harner, Michael J. 1973. “Jívaro: People Of The Sacred Waterfalls.”, 63


241 Naqada II unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
242 Chuuk - Early Truk absent Inferred Expert -
So far, no evidence on animals used in warfare has been found.
243 Atlantic Complex unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
244 Carolingian Empire I present Confident Expert -
David Baker says present. [1]

[1]: David Baker. Personal communication to Seshat Databank.


245 Hallstatt B2-3 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
246 Early Merovingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
247 Middle Merovingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
248 La Tene C2-D unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature RA.
249 Hawaii I absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
250 Hawaii III absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
251 Iban - Pre-Brooke present Confident Expert -
"Men not possessing guns patrol their farms once or more during the night armed with a long-handled, hunting spear (sangkoh) and a bush-knife (duku), and often accompanied by dogs." [1]

[1]: Freeman 1955, 59


252 Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial present Confident Expert -
Men not possessing guns patrol their farms once or more during the night armed with a long-handled, hunting spear (sangkoh) and a bush-knife (duku), and often accompanied by dogs. [1]

[1]: Freeman 1955, 59


253 Mataram Sultanate absent Confident Expert -
Not specified in list of animals used in warfare [1]

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


254 Mahajanapada era absent Confident Expert -
Dogs are not discussed in relation to warfare at this time. [1]

[1]: Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century (New Delhi: Pearson Education, 2008).


255 Magadha - Maurya Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Kautilya’s Arthashastra mentions "hunters and keepers of dogs with their trumpets and with fire" (Book X, Relating to War).
256 Rashtrakuta Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Absent could be inferred from the fact that only the use of horses and elephants is mentioned in Ramachandra Murthy’s overview of Rashtrakuta military organisation [1] .

[1]: N.S. Ramachandra Murthy, Military Administration of the Rashtrakutas in the Telugu Country, in B.R. Gopal, The Rashtrakutas of Malkhed (1994), p. 116


257 Neo-Assyrian Empire present Confident Expert -
"The earliest artistic evidence for war dogs appears on an Assyrian stone relief, c.600 BC, at Birs Nimrud (Iraq). It depicts a warrior carrying a shield and leading a large, armoured mastiff." [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 287) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


258 Ubaid unknown Suspected Expert -
The use of dog in warfare cannot be completely excluded, due the fact of keeping this animal by the Ubaid communities. Two dogs were depicted on one of the seals from Tepe Gawra [1] , but the remains of dog were also found inside children grave at Eridu. [2]

[1]: Hole 2010, 234

[2]: Daems 2010, 154.


259 Achaemenid Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Cambyses in the 6th century BCE placed ibexes, sheep, dogs and cats on the front line to have a psychological impact on Egyptians who worshiped these animals and did not want to fire arrows near them. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


260 Susiana - Muhammad Jaffar present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


261 Elam - Awan Dynasty I present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


262 Buyid Confederation present Confident Expert -
"Adud al-Daula agreed to leave the Baloch if every family would furnish him with a dog. After the Baloch sent him the dogs, these were sent back with burning naphtha on their necks. In the mayhem that followed the burning dogs, the army entered the valley from the narrow pass and massacred the Baloch. With the use of this innovative tactic, he was able to burn the whole settlement of the Baloch and annihilate the population." [1]

[1]: (Dashti 2012) Dashti, Naseer. 2012. The Baloch and Balochistan: A historical account from the Beginning to the fall of the Baloch State. Trafford Publishing.


263 Susiana A present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


264 Susiana B present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


265 Susiana - Late Ubaid present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


266 Parthian Empire II absent Inferred Expert -
No mention in sources so far consulted.
267 Pre-Ceramic Period unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs had been domesticated by this time but no evidence for use in warfare [1] although there is evidence they were used for hunting and guarding purposes. [2]

[1]: (Alizadeh 2009, Encyclopedia Iranica Online,http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/coga-bonut-archaeological-site)

[2]: (Leverani 2014, 36) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


268 Susa I present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


269 Susa III present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


270 Icelandic Commonwealth unknown Suspected Expert -
[Cannot recall any examples of dogs being used in warfare in Iceland. Should probably be ‘inferred present’ at most.] We have coded ’suspected unknown’ for the time being.
271 Papal States - Early Modern Period I absent Confident Expert -
As far as I have read, dogs were not used within the Papal States. The Spanish, however, used war dogs against the natives when conquering the Americas.
272 Early Roman Republic unknown Suspected Expert -
Romans kept geese as intruder alarms along with sentry dogs as they were more sensitive to intruders. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


273 Late Roman Republic present Confident Expert -
Romans kept geese as intruder alarms along with sentry dogs as they were more sensitive to intruders. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


274 Middle Roman Republic unknown Suspected Expert -
Romans kept geese as intruder alarms along with sentry dogs as they were more sensitive to intruders. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


275 Roman Empire - Principate present Confident Expert -
Wardogs were attached to units and were used by sentries and patrols. Garrett will check whether they were used in battle. Romans kept geese as intruder alarms along with sentry dogs as they were more sensitive to intruders. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


276 Heian unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
277 Japan - Initial Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful. [1]

[1]: J. Edward Kidder, Jr., ‘The earliest societies in Japan’, in Delmer M. Brown The Cambridge History of Japan, Cambrudge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, p. 61


278 Japan - Middle Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
279 Japan - Late Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
280 Kamakura Shogunate unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
281 Warring States Japan unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
282 Tokugawa Shogunate unknown Suspected Expert -
could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
283 Classical Angkor absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs are not held in high esteem and fighting with them would be disgraceful. Jacq-Hergoualc’h’ (2007) exhaustive discussion of the military structure and weaponry of the Khmers makes no mention of the use of camels, dogs, or donkeys. [1] ’Only dogs are forbidden entry through the gates [of Angkor Thom]. ’The wall is a very regular square, and on each side is a stone tower. Criminals who have had their toes cut are also forbidden entry.’ [2]

[1]: (Jacq-Hergoualc’h and Smithies 2007)

[2]: (Zhou and Smithies 2001, p. 19)


284 Early Angkor absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs are not held in high esteem and fighting with them would be disgraceful. Jacq-Hergoualc’h’ (2007) exhaustive discussion of the military structure and weaponry of the Khmers makes no mention of the use of camels, dogs, or donkeys. [1] ’Only dogs are forbidden entry through the gates [of Angkor Thom]. ’The wall is a very regular square, and on each side is a stone tower. Criminals who have had their toes cut are also forbidden entry.’ [2]

[1]: (Jacq-Hergoualc’h and Smithies 2007)

[2]: (Zhou and Smithies 2001, p. 19)


285 Late Angkor absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs are not held in high esteem and fighting with them would be disgraceful. Jacq-Hergoualc’h’ (2007) exhaustive discussion of the military structure and weaponry of the Khmers makes no mention of the use of camels, dogs, or donkeys. [1] ’Only dogs are forbidden entry through the gates [of Angkor Thom]. ’The wall is a very regular square, and on each side is a stone tower. Criminals who have had their toes cut are also forbidden entry.’ [2]

[1]: (Jacq-Hergoualc’h and Smithies 2007)

[2]: (Zhou and Smithies 2001, p. 19)


286 Khmer Kingdom absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs are not held in high esteem and fighting with them would be disgraceful. Jacq-Hergoualc’h’ (2007) exhaustive discussion of the military structure and weaponry of the Khmers makes no mention of the use of camels, dogs, or donkeys. [1] ’Only dogs are forbidden entry through the gates [of Angkor Thom]. ’The wall is a very regular square, and on each side is a stone tower. Criminals who have had their toes cut are also forbidden entry.’ [2]

[1]: (Jacq-Hergoualc’h and Smithies 2007)

[2]: (Zhou and Smithies 2001, p. 19)


287 Bamana kingdom absent Inferred Expert -
Not mentioned in discussion of "Horses and other animals used in war" for pre-colonial West Africa. [1]

[1]: (Smith 1989, 89-91) Robert Sydney Smith. 1989. Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa. Second Edition. The University of Wisconsin Press. Madison.


288 Segou Kingdom absent Inferred Expert -
Not mentioned in discussion of "Horses and other animals used in war" for pre-colonial West Africa. [1]

[1]: (Smith 1989, 89-91) Robert Sydney Smith. 1989. Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa. Second Edition. The University of Wisconsin Press. Madison.


289 Mongol Empire absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


290 Later Wagadu Empire present Inferred Expert -
guard dogs at the palace of the king [1]

[1]: (Al-Bakri 1068 CE in Levtzion and Spaulding 2003, 16)


291 Early Monte Alban I absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


292 Monte Alban Late I absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


293 Monte Alban II absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


294 Monte Alban III absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


295 Monte Alban IIIB and IV absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


296 Archaic Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


297 Aztec Empire absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


298 Classic Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


299 Epiclassic Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


300 Oaxaca - Tierras Largas absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


301 Early Formative Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


302 Late Formative Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


303 Middle Formative Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


304 Initial Formative Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


305 Middle Postclassic Basin of Mexico absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


306 Oaxaca - Rosario absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


307 Oaxaca - San Jose absent Confident Expert -
Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [1]

[1]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG


308 Toltecs absent Confident Expert -
Although domesticated dogs were present during this period, [1] [2] their function is unclear (food and/or hunting), [3] [4] and war dogs were unknown in Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish Conquest; indeed, Hassig lists war dogs among the new military "technologies" the Spanish introduced to the region in the sixteenth century [5] [6] [7]

[1]: Savolainen, P., Y. Zhang, J. Luo, J. Lundeberg, and T. Leitner. (2002) "Genetic evidence for an East Asian origin of domestic dogs." Science 298:1610-1613.

[2]: Leonard, J. A., R. K. Wayne, J. Wheeler, R. Valadez, S. Guillén, and C. Vilà. (2002) "Ancient DNA evidence for old world origin of new world dogs." Science 298: 1613-1616.

[3]: Sanders, William T., Jeffrey R. Parsons, and Robert S. Santley. (1979) The Basin of Mexico: Ecological Processes in the Evolution of a Civilization. Academic Press, New York, pg. 285.

[4]: Rosenswig, Robert M. (2015) "A Mosaic of Adaptation: The Archaeological Record for Mesoamerica’s Archaic Period." Journal of Archaeological Research 23(2): 115-162.

[5]: (Hassig 1992, 143) Hassig, Robert. 1992. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. London; Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/F76EVNU3/itemKey/E9VHCKDG

[6]: Hassig, Ross. (1988) Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pg. 237.

[7]: Hassig, Ross. (1992) War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, pg.163.


309 Cuzco - Late Intermediate II unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
310 Inca Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
311 Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

[1]: (Kenoyer 1991, p. 347)


312 Kachi Plain - Ceramic Neolithic absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

[1]: (Kenoyer 1991, p. 347)


313 Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period absent Confident Expert -
There is no evidence for organized warfare at Pirak. [1]

[1]: Jarrige, J-F. (1979) Fouilles de Pirak. Paris : Diffusion de Boccard.


314 Kachi Plain - Proto-Historic Period unknown Suspected Expert -
Skeletal remains of dogs found, but it is not clear that they were used in warfare [1] .

[1]: Ceccarelli, pers. comm. to E. Cioni, Feb 2017


315 Kachi Plain - Urban Period I unknown Suspected Expert -
"Bones of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) have been found in many Harappan sites, as have a number of dog figurines. These indicate that there were several different breeds, including a squat animal resembling a bulldog and a rangy beast like an Afghan hound. Another type had pointed ears, while a fourth had an upright tail. Collars are shown around the necks of some of the figurines, reinforcing their domestic status. One dog is shown tied to a post and may represent a guard dog." [1]

[1]: (McIntosh 2008, 129) Jane McIntosh. 2008. The Ancient Indus Valley. Santa Barbara; Denver; Oxford: ABC-CLIO.


316 Kachi Plain - Urban Period II unknown Suspected Expert -
"Bones of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) have been found in many Harappan sites, as have a number of dog figurines. These indicate that there were several different breeds, including a squat animal resembling a bulldog and a rangy beast like an Afghan hound. Another type had pointed ears, while a fourth had an upright tail. Collars are shown around the necks of some of the figurines, reinforcing their domestic status. One dog is shown tied to a post and may represent a guard dog." [1]

[1]: (McIntosh 2008, 129)


317 Ayutthaya absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the fact that horses and elephants are the only animals mentioned in Charney’s [1] comprehensive summary of Southeast Asian military technology and organisation between the early modern period and the nineteenth century.

[1]: (Charney 2004)


318 Rattanakosin absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the fact that horses and elephants are the only animals mentioned in Charney’s [1] comprehensive summary of Southeast Asian military technology and organisation between the early modern period and the nineteenth century.

[1]: (Charney 2004)


319 Byzantine Empire I absent Confident Expert -
Preiser-Kapeller says absent. [1]

[1]: (Johannes Preiser-Kapeller 2015) Institute for Medieval Research, Division of Byzantine Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences)


320 Konya Plain - Early Chalcolithic present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


321 Kingdom of Lydia present Confident Expert -
"When the Cimmmerians, who have strange and beastly physiques, campaigned against him, Alyattes with the rest of his army led out to battle the fiercest war-dogs. They fastened on the barbarians as if they were wild beasts, killed many of them and compelled the remainder to flee shamefully." Account by Polyaenus. [1] The Lydian king Alyattes used hounds against the Cimmerians in the sixth century BCE, apparently to great effect. [2]

[1]: Pedley, J.G. 1972. Ancient Literary Sources on Sardis. Achaeological Exploration of Sardis. Monograph 2. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p.25

[2]: (Mayor 2014, 287) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


322 Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic present Confident Expert -
Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


323 Konya Plain - Early Neolithic unknown Suspected Expert -
No information in the archaeological evidence for this time but there is evidence they were used for hunting and guarding purposes. [1]

[1]: (Leverani 2014, 36) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


324 Konya Plain - Late Neolithic present Confident Expert -
At the site of Can Hasan, two pairs of skeletons were found buried under the threshold [1] . At Çatalhöyük, bones of domesticated dogs occur. Dogs were treated like wild animals, being eaten during rituals. Their remains occur mainly in middens in abandoned houses [2] . Dogs were used to defend villages against attacking humans/animals [3]

[1]: French D.H. 1968. Excavations at Can Hasan 1967: seventh preliminary report. Anatolian Studies 18. pg.52 .

[2]: Hodder I. 2007.The Leopard’s Tale: Revealing the Mysteries of Çatalhöyük, London. pg.76-77.

[3]: (Leverani 2014, 41-44) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East. History, society and economy. Routledge. London.


325 Roman Empire - Dominate unknown Suspected Expert -
Romans kept geese as intruder alarms along with sentry dogs as they were more sensitive to intruders. [1]

[1]: (Mayor 2014, 288) Adrienne Mayor. Animals in Warfare. Gordon Lindsay Campbell. ed. 2014. The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life. Oxford University Press. Oxford.


326 Early Illinois Confederation absent Inferred Expert -
Not mentioned by sources. [1] [2]

[1]: Illinois State Museum, Illinois Society: Warfare (2000), http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/soc_war.html

[2]: Illinois State Museum, The Illinois, Technology: Weapons (2000), http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/post/htmls/te_houses.html


327 Cahokia - Early Woodland absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the following. "About two millennia ago, during the Middle Woodland period, which spanned several hundred years, intergroup conflict ending in violence was largely absent from eastern North America. Compared to both earlier Archaic hunter-gatherers and later village agriculturalists, few Middle Woodland skeletons have projectile points lodged in bones, distinctive stone-axe injuries, or signs of mutilation such as decapitation and scalping. [...] The scarcity of such injuries is not a result of inadequate sampling, since there are large and well-preserved skeletal collections dating to this period, especially from the Midwest. A rather sudden adoption of food-procurement practices that shifted the balance between resources and consumers to a time of relative plenty presumably played a big part in establishing conditions conducive to openness among otherwise separate groups." [1]

[1]: (Milner, Chaplin and Zavodny 2013, 96-97) Milner, George, George Chaplin, and Emily Zavodny. 2013. “Conflict and Societal Change in Late Prehistoric Eastern North America.” Evolutionary Anthropology 22: 96-102. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/PAF8KM8K/itemKey/QR77EGA6


328 Cahokia - Late Woodland II absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the following. "About two millennia ago, during the Middle Woodland period, which spanned several hundred years, intergroup conflict ending in violence was largely absent from eastern North America. Compared to both earlier Archaic hunter-gatherers and later village agriculturalists, few Middle Woodland skeletons have projectile points lodged in bones, distinctive stone-axe injuries, or signs of mutilation such as decapitation and scalping. [...] The scarcity of such injuries is not a result of inadequate sampling, since there are large and well-preserved skeletal collections dating to this period, especially from the Midwest. A rather sudden adoption of food-procurement practices that shifted the balance between resources and consumers to a time of relative plenty presumably played a big part in establishing conditions conducive to openness among otherwise separate groups." The situation only changed "[l]ate in the first millennium AD". [1]

[1]: (Milner, Chaplin and Zavodny 2013, 96-97) Milner, George, George Chaplin, and Emily Zavodny. 2013. “Conflict and Societal Change in Late Prehistoric Eastern North America.” Evolutionary Anthropology 22: 96-102. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/PAF8KM8K/itemKey/QR77EGA6


329 Cahokia - Middle Woodland absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the following. "About two millennia ago, during the Middle Woodland period, which spanned several hundred years, intergroup conflict ending in violence was largely absent from eastern North America. Compared to both earlier Archaic hunter-gatherers and later village agriculturalists, few Middle Woodland skeletons have projectile points lodged in bones, distinctive stone-axe injuries, or signs of mutilation such as decapitation and scalping. [...] The scarcity of such injuries is not a result of inadequate sampling, since there are large and well-preserved skeletal collections dating to this period, especially from the Midwest. A rather sudden adoption of food-procurement practices that shifted the balance between resources and consumers to a time of relative plenty presumably played a big part in establishing conditions conducive to openness among otherwise separate groups." [1]

[1]: (Milner, Chaplin and Zavodny 2013, 96-97) Milner, George, George Chaplin, and Emily Zavodny. 2013. “Conflict and Societal Change in Late Prehistoric Eastern North America.” Evolutionary Anthropology 22: 96-102. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/PAF8KM8K/itemKey/QR77EGA6


330 Cahokia - Late Woodland III absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the following. "About two millennia ago, during the Middle Woodland period, which spanned several hundred years, intergroup conflict ending in violence was largely absent from eastern North America. Compared to both earlier Archaic hunter-gatherers and later village agriculturalists, few Middle Woodland skeletons have projectile points lodged in bones, distinctive stone-axe injuries, or signs of mutilation such as decapitation and scalping. [...] The scarcity of such injuries is not a result of inadequate sampling, since there are large and well-preserved skeletal collections dating to this period, especially from the Midwest. A rather sudden adoption of food-procurement practices that shifted the balance between resources and consumers to a time of relative plenty presumably played a big part in establishing conditions conducive to openness among otherwise separate groups." The situation only changed "[l]ate in the first millennium AD". [1]

[1]: (Milner, Chaplin and Zavodny 2013, 96-97) Milner, George, George Chaplin, and Emily Zavodny. 2013. “Conflict and Societal Change in Late Prehistoric Eastern North America.” Evolutionary Anthropology 22: 96-102. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/PAF8KM8K/itemKey/QR77EGA6


331 Durrani Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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332 Cahokia - Late Woodland I absent Inferred Expert -
Inferred from the following. "About two millennia ago, during the Middle Woodland period, which spanned several hundred years, intergroup conflict ending in violence was largely absent from eastern North America. Compared to both earlier Archaic hunter-gatherers and later village agriculturalists, few Middle Woodland skeletons have projectile points lodged in bones, distinctive stone-axe injuries, or signs of mutilation such as decapitation and scalping. [...] The scarcity of such injuries is not a result of inadequate sampling, since there are large and well-preserved skeletal collections dating to this period, especially from the Midwest. A rather sudden adoption of food-procurement practices that shifted the balance between resources and consumers to a time of relative plenty presumably played a big part in establishing conditions conducive to openness among otherwise separate groups." The situation only changed "[l]ate in the first millennium AD". [1]

[1]: (Milner, Chaplin and Zavodny 2013, 96-97) Milner, George, George Chaplin, and Emily Zavodny. 2013. “Conflict and Societal Change in Late Prehistoric Eastern North America.” Evolutionary Anthropology 22: 96-102. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/collectionKey/PAF8KM8K/itemKey/QR77EGA6


333 Chalcolithic Middle Ganga unknown Suspected Expert -
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