Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Military use of Metals

Iron

The absence or presence of iron as a military technology used in warfare.  

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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
iron The absence or presence of iron for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Iron Description   Edit
1
(Deccan - Neolithic)
2700 BCE 1501 BCE
absent
None
2
(Deccan - Neolithic)
1500 BCE 1301 BCE
unknown
None
3
(Deccan - Neolithic)
1300 BCE 1200 BCE
absent
None
4
(Deccan - Neolithic)
1300 BCE 1200 BCE
present
None
5
(Early Xiongnu)
1300 BCE 701 BCE
absent
None
6
(Early Xiongnu)
700 BCE 300 BCE
present
None
7
(Hallstatt D)
600 BCE 475 BCE
present
None
8
(Java - Buni Culture)
400 BCE 300 BCE
absent
None
9
(Java - Buni Culture)
299 BCE 500 CE
present
None
10
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)
1566 CE 1620 CE
absent
None
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