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Over the past few years I have felt that I left a lot hanging in the wind as it were...I want to go back to the beginning and flesh things out some more, and I want to try to figure out where things are going from where I left them... Any takers?

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The Ngobe culture is vastly changed by urbanization and commerce, but there are still aspects of their beliefs and practices evident in their region. The Caribs are dominated by the Mayans, but since they have not been under Mani's thumb as long they have a far greater sense of identity...

If the true Mongols are at all aware it would be by rumor only. Hints and whispers making their way from Henry's court through Europe.

Thanks Bruce and all of you. What I am referring to is a freedom from constraints on thought and conjecture. We know that the pre-Colombian cultures had highly advanced mathematics and astronomy. That creativity has been unleashed on technology with the seed provided by the introduction of Yuan...

Thanks! Things are better to an extent, i am spending more time at home and Beau-Beau (my dog) is healing well (they rebuilt his left knee). My father passed away early this month and while we all miss him it is a blessing for him. He knew something was wrong with his brain, but could not...

I don't think it has been asked... They arrived with the latest Yuan technology on the eve of the 14th century. 200 years of isolation and a different scientific and military thought process among the Mayan, South American and North American natives have led to some innovative refinements. In...

If you are Malay or Indonesian Mr / Ms Skywalker I value your approval greatly, and will use the above quote somehow. With the seemingly obvious confrontation between the Inca and the Portuguese the history from Malacca to Hormuz will be changed. let the merchants of Amsterdam beware

chapter 77 The Khan Laughed Chapter 77 The Khan Laughed Auqui Maita Tupac, Sapa Inca and emperor of Chimor sent another envoy abroad. Ninan Rimachi was ostensibly a merchant but he had great influence in Qusqu. In years past he had served the emperor in myriad ways, messenger, agent...

Hence the nom de plume; Thesaurus Rex

Chapter 76 He Could Now See The Ocean A little over 800 li south of Qusqu and about 170 li up the Ilo River from the coastal city of the same name, a rocky massif rises from the river valley just beyond Chen Chen. Centuries before the rule of Auqui Maita Tupac and his...

While it is true that there were no large draft animals available for the most part in the Americas a human powered wheeled cart has greater capacity than a man's back. . A cart pulled by a large dog or team of dogs can move more than a travois. Llamas can carry a substantial load on...

There were wheeled toys in the Americas, but there never seemed to have been the "Eureka!" moment. Imagine what the Americas would have been like if the concept of the wheel had been applied...

I think you are suggesting that my number for NA of 8.5 mil may be on the low side. my calculations start with an estimate of the population in 1300 AD of a bit less than 6.7 mil. As in OTL, there were epidemics against which the natives had no biological defense, however they were less virulent...

Population Estimates Population Estimates It has become apparent that I will need to be able to justify some upcoming events. A major factor in that justification is the population of the Khanates, The Mayan and Middle American kingdoms as well as the Empire and Paititi. There is so much...