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The history of Palarla
EthnogenesisThe ethnogenesis of the Palarlans date back to 1200 BCE with the replacement of the Veći culture with the Aveći culture. The difference between the Veći culture and the Aveći culture comes from the end of writing and the sudden replacement of stoneware with earthenware. The Aveći people likely had a palace economy and grew wheat, barley, rye, oats and rice. The Aveći script is partially deciphered thanks to substrates in Palarlan.
Dark ages
The Dark Ages are a period between 1200 to 1000 BCE characterised by the end of inscriptions in the Aveći script, and the lack of historical records. Due to the lack of evidence, we do not know much about the period.
Chiefdoms
By the end of the Dark Ages, Palarlan society formed around chieftains, called the 39 Chiefdoms, while in practice they fluctuated, the name is given as a result of the Genta Ronde, the first major source that lists 39 chief families and describes them. The period lasted between 1050 BCE to 600 BCE and is divided into the Early and Late Archaic Ages.
Early Archaic Age
The Early Archaic ages lasted between 1050 BCE to 900 BCE, this age was characterised by the emergence of chiefdoms and sources via inscriptions in pottery, which started to be glazed and with the emergence of stoneware, found in the burial mound of a chief’s family, lined up based on origin, and with glazed pottery, with the last ones containing stoneware.
The emergence of chiefdoms were thanks to Cenke, (hill forts) which were the power sources of chiefs, via the fortification and establishment of these Cenke on hills, overlooking surrounding villages. This also coincided with the emergence of written pottery, which was a status symbol as evidenced by achaelogical sites, with approximately 5-15 words per pot.
Late Archaic Age
The age is defined by the maturization of the chiefdoms into being able to assemble an army, with a distinct warrior class and where chiefs became hereditary. The first epics were composed such as the Genta Ronde, describing the 39 chiefdoms at that time.

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