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Neolithic Middle Ganga

7000 BCE 3001 BCE
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EQ 2020  in_ganga_nl / InGangN
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  General Description  
The Middle Ganga corresponds to the eastern portion of the Upper Ganga Plain, in the eastern part of the north-central modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the state of Bihar. Here, we are interested in the phase of its prehistory known as the Neolithic (c. 7000-3001 BCE). Larger sites found in the wider Gangetic region dating from this time have yielded evidence for agricultural activities, including animal husbandry; moreover, one site (Chirand) has also yielded evidence for large-scale production of tools made of bone and antler, as well as of items of likely domestic use, indicating some degree of craft specialisation. The political organisation of such sites remain overall unclear, though one site in a neighbouring valley, Magahara, seems to have housed a relatively egalitarian community, judging from the similarity between houses and their arrangement around a likely cattle pen, suggesting communal ownership of livestock. No population estimates could be found for the Middle Ganga specifically, but the typical community in the nearby Vindhya region would likely have numbered around 200 people, and the region as a whole likely had a population of about 1,000. [1]

[1]: (Vikrama and Chattopadhyaya 2002: 127-132) Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/U4F7KRKD/.

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 Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.
Instability Events Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl) was in:
 (7000 BCE 3001 BCE) Middle Ganga
Home NGA: Middle Ganga
General Variables
Identity and Location Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Original Name Neolithic Middle Ganga 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Duration [7000 BCE ➜ 3001 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Language Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Language Genus uncoded Undecided 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Religion Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Population of the Largest Settlement - Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Polity Territory 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Polity Population - Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Professions Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Law Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Market Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Irrigation System Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Food Storage Site Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Special-purpose Sites Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Information / Writing System Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Information / Money Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Information / Postal System Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Information / Measurement System Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Wooden Palisade Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moat Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Earth Rampart Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Ditch Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Long Wall unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Military use of Metals Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Steel 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Iron 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Copper 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Bronze 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Projectiles Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Sling 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Self Bow 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Javelin 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Composite Bow 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Atlatl 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Handheld weapons Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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War Club 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Sword 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Spear 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Polearm 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Dagger 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Battle Axe 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Horse 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Elephant 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Camel 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Armor Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Shield 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Limb Protection 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Helmet 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Breastplate 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Naval technology Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain 7000 BCE  3001 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Neolithic Middle Ganga (in_ganga_nl)
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Instability Data
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