Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Self Bow

The absence or presence of self bow as a military technology used in warfare. this is a bow made from a single piece of wood (example: the english/welsh longbow)  

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

# Polity Year(s) Self Bow Description   Edit
1
(Uruk)
4200 BCE 3501 BCE
present
None
2
(Uruk)
3500 BCE 3000 BCE
present
None
3
(Java - Buni Culture)
400 BCE 301 BCE
present
None
4
(Java - Buni Culture)
300 BCE 500 CE
unknown
None
5
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1150 CE 1200 CE
present
None
6
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1201 CE 1328 CE
present
None
7
(Shuar - Colonial)
1534 CE 1675 CE
present
None
8
(Shuar - Colonial)
1676 CE 1830 CE
absent
None
9
(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed.
[1454, 1517]
present
None
10
(La Tene C2-D)
Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed.
[-175, -27]
present
None
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