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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


3 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


4 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


5 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.


6 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.


7 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


8 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


9 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.


10 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.


11 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.


12 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.


13 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.


14 Hawaii I absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
15 Hawaii II absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
16 Hawaii III absent Inferred Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
17 Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period absent Confident Expert -
Hawaiians had dogs, but I have found no references to their use in war.
18 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


19 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


20 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


21 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


22 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


23 Oneota unknown Suspected Expert -
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24 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


25 Bronze Age Cambodia unknown Suspected Expert -
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26 Bronze Age Cambodia unknown Suspected Expert -
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27 Funan I unknown Suspected Expert -
No references in the literature.
28 Funan II unknown Suspected Expert -
unknown: No references in the literature.
29 Chenla unknown Suspected Expert -
No references in the literature.
30 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)


31 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)


32 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)


33 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)


34 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)


35 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)


36 Java - Buni Culture unknown Suspected Expert -
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37 Kalingga Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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38 Medang Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
Not specified in list of animals used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


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

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


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

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


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

[1]: (Hall 2000, 65)


42 Chuuk - Early Truk absent Inferred Expert -
So far, no evidence on animals used in warfare has been found.
43 Chuuk - Late Truk absent Inferred Expert -
So far, no evidence on animals used in warfare has been found.
44 Neolithic Crete absent Confident Expert -
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45 Prepalatial Crete unknown Suspected Expert -
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46 Old Palace Crete unknown Confident Expert -
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47 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.


48 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.


49 East Roman Empire absent Confident Expert -
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50 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)


51 The Emirate of Crete absent Confident Expert -
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52 Byzantine Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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53 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)


54 Cuzco - Late Formative unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
55 Cuzco - Early Intermediate I unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
56 Cuzco - Early Intermediate II unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
57 Wari Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
58 Cuzco - Late Intermediate I unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
59 Cuzco - Late Intermediate II unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
60 Inca Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Dogs existed in Peru but no evidence to say whether they were used for warfare
61 Spanish Empire I unknown Suspected Expert -
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62 Deccan - Neolithic unknown Suspected Expert -
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63 Deccan - Iron Age unknown Suspected Expert -
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64 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).
65 Post-Mauryan Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
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66 Satavahana Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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67 Vakataka Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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68 Kadamba Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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69 Chalukyas of Badami unknown Suspected Expert -
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70 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


71 Chalukyas of Kalyani unknown Suspected Expert -
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72 Hoysala Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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73 Kampili Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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74 Vijayanagara Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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75 Mughal Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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76 British Empire II unknown Suspected Expert -
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77 Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy unknown Suspected Expert -
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78 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early absent Confident Expert -
Dogs were traditionally used as pack animals. No mention of military use has been found.
79 Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late absent Confident Expert -
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80 Canaan absent Confident Expert -
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81 Phoenician Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
Though dogs seem to have been used for hunting.
82 Yisrael absent Confident Expert -
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83 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.


84 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.


85 Seleucids absent Inferred Expert -
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86 Ptolemaic Kingdom I absent Confident Expert -
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87 Yehuda absent Confident Expert -
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88 Early A'chik absent Confident Expert -
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89 Late A'chik absent Confident Expert -
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90 Ashanti Empire absent Confident Expert -
The sources establish no connection between domesticated animals and warfare logistics.
91 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.
92 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.
93 Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

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


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

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


95 Kachi Plain - Chalcolithic absent Confident Expert -
Inferred due to lack of evidence of warfare [1]

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


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

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


97 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.


98 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)


99 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.


100 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


101 Parthian Empire I absent Inferred Expert -
No mention in sources so far consulted.
102 Indo-Greek Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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103 Kushan Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
104 Sasanid Empire I unknown Suspected Expert -
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105 Hephthalites unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
106 Sasanid Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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107 Umayyad Caliphate unknown Suspected Expert -
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108 Abbasid Caliphate I unknown Suspected Expert -
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109 Sind - Abbasid-Fatimid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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110 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


111 Delhi Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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112 Sind - Samma Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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113 Durrani Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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114 Japan - Incipient Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
115 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


116 Japan - Early Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
117 Japan - Middle Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
118 Japan - Late Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
119 Japan - Final Jomon absent Confident Expert -
No archaeological evidence for this. Moreover, the scholarly consensus is that the Jomon were relatively peaceful.
120 OOpsian unknown Suspected Expert -
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121 Kansai - Kofun Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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122 Asuka unknown Suspected Expert -
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123 Heian unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
124 Kamakura Shogunate unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
125 Ashikaga Shogunate absent Inferred Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
126 Warring States Japan unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
127 Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama unknown Suspected Expert -
could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
128 Tokugawa Shogunate unknown Suspected Expert -
could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
129 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


130 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


131 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.


132 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.


133 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.


134 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.


135 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
136 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
137 Konya Plain - Early Bronze Age unknown Suspected Expert -
no evidence of use in warfare appears for this period
138 Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia unknown Suspected Expert -
no evidence of use in warfare appears for this period
139 Hatti - Old Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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140 Konya Plain - Late Bronze Age II unknown Suspected Expert -
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141 Hatti - New Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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142 Neo-Hittite Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
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143 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


144 Tabal Kingdoms unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in literature
145 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.


146 Rum Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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147 Ilkhanate absent Confident Expert -
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148 Ottoman Emirate absent Confident Expert -
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149 Ottoman Empire I absent Confident Expert -
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150 Ottoman Empire II absent Confident Expert -
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151 Ottoman Empire III unknown Suspected Expert -
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152 Latium - Copper Age absent Confident Expert -
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153 Latium - Bronze Age absent Confident Expert -
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154 Latium - Iron Age absent Confident Expert -
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155 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)


156 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.


157 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.


158 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.


159 Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity absent Confident Expert -
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160 Ostrogothic Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
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161 Exarchate of Ravenna unknown Confident Expert -
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162 Republic of St Peter I unknown Confident Expert -
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163 Rome - Republic of St Peter II absent Confident Expert -
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164 Papal States - High Medieval Period absent Confident Expert -
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165 Papal States - Renaissance Period present Confident Expert -
Wardogs were used by the Spanish against native tribes during the conquest of the Americas.
166 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.
167 Papal States - Early Modern Period II absent Confident Expert -
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168 Sakha - Early absent Inferred Expert -
Some of the sources mentioned horses, but not any other animals used in warfare
169 Sakha - Late absent Inferred Expert -
Some of the sources mentioned horses, but not any other animals used in warfare
170 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


171 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


172 Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period absent Inferred Expert -
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173 Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period absent Confident Expert -
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174 Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period absent Confident Expert -
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175 Egypt - Saite Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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176 Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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177 Ptolemaic Kingdom II absent Confident Expert -
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178 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)


179 Fatimid Caliphate unknown Suspected Expert -
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180 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)


181 Mali Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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182 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I unknown Suspected Expert -
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183 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II unknown Suspected Expert -
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184 Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III unknown Suspected Expert -
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185 Songhai Empire - Askiya Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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186 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)


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

[1]: (North China Conference 2016)


188 Jin absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


190 Eastern Han Empire absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


191 Western Jin absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


195 Nara Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
I could find no evidence of dogs - but no sources saying that they were not used either
196 Tang Dynasty II absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


197 Jin Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
Never used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


201 Xiongnu Imperial Confederation unknown Suspected Expert -
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202 Late Xiongnu unknown Suspected Expert -
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203 Rouran Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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204 Western Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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205 Eastern Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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206 Uigur Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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207 Samanid Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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208 Khitan I unknown Suspected Expert -
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209 Kara-Khanids unknown Suspected Expert -
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210 Chagatai Khanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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211 Early Merovingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
212 Middle Merovingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
213 Carolingian Empire I present Confident Expert -
David Baker says present. [1]

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


214 Carolingian Empire II present Confident Expert -
David Baker says present. [1]

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


215 French Kingdom - Early Valois unknown Suspected Expert -
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216 Greco-Bactrian Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
requires expert opinion
217 Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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218 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.


219 Seljuk Sultanate absent Confident Expert -
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220 Ayyubid Sultanate absent Confident Expert -
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221 Timurid Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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222 Safavid Empire absent Confident Expert -
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223 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).


224 Gahadavala Dynasty unknown Suspected Expert -
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225 Neolithic Middle Ganga unknown Suspected Expert -
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226 Chalcolithic Middle Ganga unknown Suspected Expert -
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227 Kingdom of Ayodhya unknown Suspected Expert -
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228 Yangshao absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs not known to have been domesticated at this time.
229 Longshan absent Inferred Expert -
Dogs were domesticated at this time, but never known to be used in warfare. [1]

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


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

[1]: (North China Workshop 2016)


234 Jenne-jeno I absent Confident Expert -
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235 Jenne-jeno II absent Confident Expert -
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236 Jenne-jeno III absent Confident Expert -
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237 Jenne-jeno IV absent Confident Expert -
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238 Saadi Sultanate unknown Suspected Expert -
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239 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.


240 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.


241 Neguanje unknown Suspected Expert -
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242 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)


243 Early Xiongnu unknown Suspected Expert -
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244 Xianbei Confederation unknown Suspected Expert -
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245 Shiwei unknown Suspected Expert -
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246 Second Turk Khaganate unknown Suspected Expert -
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247 Early Mongols absent Confident Expert -
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248 Late Mongols unknown Suspected Expert -
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249 Zungharian Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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250 Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial absent Confident Expert -
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251 Orokaiva - Colonial absent Confident Expert -
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252 Beaker Culture unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
253 Atlantic Complex unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
254 Hallstatt A-B1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
255 Hallstatt B2-3 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
256 Hallstatt C unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
257 Hallstatt D unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
258 La Tene A-B1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
259 La Tene B2-C1 unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature.
260 La Tene C2-D unknown Suspected Expert -
Not mentioned in the literature RA.
261 Proto-Carolingian unknown Suspected Expert -
Not discussed in consulted literature RA.
262 Proto-French Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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263 French Kingdom - Late Capetian unknown Suspected Expert -
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264 French Kingdom - Late Valois unknown Suspected Expert -
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265 French Kingdom - Early Bourbon unknown Suspected Expert -
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266 French Kingdom - Late Bourbon unknown Suspected Expert -
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267 Sarazm unknown Suspected Expert -
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268 Andronovo unknown Suspected Expert -
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269 Koktepe I unknown Suspected Expert -
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270 Ancient Khwarazm unknown Suspected Expert -
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271 Koktepe II unknown Suspected Expert -
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272 Tocharians unknown Suspected Expert -
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273 Sogdiana - City-States Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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274 Khanate of Bukhara unknown Suspected Expert -
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275 Hmong - Late Qing unknown Suspected Expert -
we need expert input in order to code this variable
276 Hmong - Early Chinese unknown Suspected Expert -
we need expert input in order to code this variable
277 Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic unknown Suspected Expert -
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278 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.


279 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


280 Early Dynastic present Confident Expert -
scene at cylindrical seal [1]

[1]: Hamblin 2006, 50


281 Akkadian Empire unknown Suspected Expert -
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282 Ur - Dynasty III present Confident Expert -
[1]

[1]: Tsouparopoulou 2012, 1-16


283 Parthian Empire II absent Inferred Expert -
No mention in sources so far consulted.
284 Abbasid Caliphate II absent Confident Expert -
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285 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.


286 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.


287 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.


288 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.


289 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.


290 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.


291 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.


292 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.


293 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.


294 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.


295 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.


296 Elam - Shimashki Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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297 Elam - Early Sukkalmah unknown Suspected Expert -
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298 Elam - Late Sukkalmah unknown Suspected Expert -
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299 Elam - Kidinuid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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300 Elam - Igihalkid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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301 Elam - Shutrukid Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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302 Elam - Crisis Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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303 Elam I unknown Suspected Expert -
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304 Elam II unknown Suspected Expert -
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305 Elam III unknown Suspected Expert -
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306 Elymais II unknown Suspected Expert -
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307 Ak Koyunlu unknown Suspected Expert -
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308 Qajar unknown Suspected Expert -
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309 Badarian unknown Suspected Expert -
No data.
310 Naqada I unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
311 Naqada II unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
312 Egypt - Dynasty 0 unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
313 Egypt - Dynasty I unknown Suspected Expert -
While the dogs took part in hunting, it is unknown if they also participated in military expeditions.
314 Egypt - Dynasty II absent Confident Expert -
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315 Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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316 Egypt - Late Old Kingdom absent Confident Expert -
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317 Egypt - Period of the Regions unknown Suspected Expert -
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318 Egypt - Middle Kingdom unknown Suspected Expert -
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319 Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period unknown Suspected Expert -
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320 Egypt - Kushite Period absent Confident Expert -
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321 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


322 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


323 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


324 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


325 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


326 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


327 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


328 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


329 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


330 Neolithic Yemen unknown Suspected Expert -
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331 Yemen - Late Bronze Age unknown Suspected Expert -
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332 Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty absent Confident Expert -
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333 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.