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With deforestation in the Amazon revealing many geoglyphs, complex structures, and now the Amazonian Sistine Chapel. Is it possible that the Rainforest wasn't actually as forested and was instead inhabited by complex civilizations instead?

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Just like how the Ancient Greeks had stories and Epics such as the Iliad, the the Germanic tribes of Europe have any such Grand stories or Epics as well? Are there any hints to a pan-Germanic Epic? Specifically before Cesar's conquest of Gaul?

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Is there any evidence of any type of Mesoamerica writing in the south west of North America since there is evidence of trade between them? Unlike everywhere else where writing developed, it spread rapidly and everywhere, but here, it seems to just stop in the Mesoamerican region. Why is that?

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Is there a lost myth to why Odin can’t drink without Loki being present as explained in the Prose Edda?

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What would the characters of Beowulf have worn, used as weapons, etc

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When exactly did the Aztecs develop their writing system? How far wide spread was their writing system?

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How do we know for certainty that the dates given for Mayan and Aztec Kings are accurate to the day, month and year? I know that the stelas give accurate dates in their native calendar, but how do we know for certain that their dates correspond to our date?

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Did events such as Tyr losing his hand or the vanir-aeisr war happen within human times of before human times for the norse people?

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With deforestation in the Amazon revealing many geoglyphs, complex structures, and now the Amazonian Sistine Chapel. Is it possible that the Rainforest wasn't actually as forested and was instead inhabited by complex civilizations instead?	516
Just like how the Ancient Greeks had stories and Epics such as the Iliad, the the Germanic tribes of Europe have any such Grand stories or Epics as well? Are there any hints to a pan-Germanic Epic? Specifically before Cesar's conquest of Gaul?	52
Is there any evidence of any type of Mesoamerica writing in the south west of North America since there is evidence of trade between them? Unlike everywhere else where writing developed, it spread rapidly and everywhere, but here, it seems to just stop in the Mesoamerican region. Why is that?	28
Is there a lost myth to why Odin can’t drink without Loki being present as explained in the Prose Edda?	12
What would the characters of Beowulf have worn, used as weapons, etc	10
When exactly did the Aztecs develop their writing system? How far wide spread was their writing system?	6
How do we know for certainty that the dates given for Mayan and Aztec Kings are accurate to the day, month and year? I know that the stelas give accurate dates in their native calendar, but how do we know for certain that their dates correspond to our date?	5
Did events such as Tyr losing his hand or the vanir-aeisr war happen within human times of before human times for the norse people?	2