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Points of Divergence : Metallurgy and Metalworking
Points of divergence concerning alternate scenarios in the discovery and development of metallurgy and metalworking methods worldwide.
Old World Metallurgy PODs
Metallurgy POD: How far, how advanced could European and African bronze-making get ?
How would gunpowder affect the development of Bronze Age civilization ?
Plausibility check: Industrialized Minoans ?
Roman Empire without iron metallurgy ?
WI: Heavy Plow developed in Classical Antiquity
The Heavy Plough in the Roman Empire ? (1)
The Heavy Plough in the Roman Empire ? (2)
Plausibility check: Can you make a bronze steam engine ?
Plausibility check: Ancient "Aluminum Age"
Spain without an ounce of silver
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New World Metallurgy PODs
What prevented the rise of Bronze Age and Iron Age civilizations in the Americas ?
New World picks up metallurgy earlier ?
If Native Americans had Bronze Age or Iron Age weaponry, what would it look like ?
Plausibility check: Transition from bronze to iron in the Americas
When did Native Americans adopt iron working ?
Iron metallurgy in the Americas ?
Plausibility check: Iron-aging New World civilizations
Why didn't the Andean civilizations enter the Iron Age ?
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See Also
Points of Divergence : Agriculture
Points of Divergence : Small Arms, Body Armour and Equipment
Points of Divergence : Industrial Revolution
Points of Divergence : Steam Engine
Bronze Age New World, Bronze Age New World 2.0, Bronze Age New World Alaska - Timelines about more developed Bronze Age cultures throughout the Americas.