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is it possible to have non-tribal civilisations - city states, empires, maybe republics - along the coast of the baltic in ancient times? there is ample trading to be made from amber in the area, but weather is difficult and the tech to sustain high populations didn't reach the area until much later.

But could it be done? Who would be the peoples in this baltic ancient world (proto-scandinavians? sami peoples? proto-finns?)? how does it impact things further south?
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