Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Fortified Camp

The absence or presence of fortified camps as a military technology used in warfare. camps made by armies on the move (e.g. on a campaign) that which could be constructed on a hill top or in the middle of a plain or desert, usually out of local materials.  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
fortified_camp The absence or presence of fortified camp for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Fortified Camp Description   Edit
51
(Chuuk - Late Truk)
Full Year Range of Chuuk - Late Truk is assumed.
[1886, 1948]
absent
None
52
(Atlantic Complex)
Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed.
[-2200, -1000]
unknown
None
53
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
present
None
54
(Hallstatt A-B1)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed.
[-1000, -900]
absent
None
55
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
absent
None
56
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
absent
None
57
(Early Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed.
[481, 543]
unknown
None
58
(Middle Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed.
[543, 687]
unknown
None
59
(La Tene C2-D)
Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed.
[-175, -27]
present
None
60
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
unknown
None
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