Tales of Pre-Columbian Contact

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​@EpicNate hey nate what happened to the children atom deep dive video.

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@@remingtonbaker1804 @ strangest thing, we got a copyright strike from Zenimax. I reached out to Zenimax and they insisted it wasn’t actually them, but a bad actor. Appealed twice to KZbin and was denied. Spoke to my KZbin Partner manager about it and we have a third appeal making its way through a more intimate review process but it’s been months.

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He did all the fallout lore, all the elderscrolls lore, AND NOW HE WILL CHRONICLE THE ENTIRE TIMELINE OF THE UNIVERSE.

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Mr. House probably gonna be popping up any year now

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@@hault360we have yet to witness this unstoppable force meet an immovable object.. only time will tell

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It's the natural evolution

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@@fortune2515 Right now he is too busy watching cocomelon and skibidi toilet

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cant believe only todd howard knows the answer to these mysteries, and todd howard wont tell

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Petrol in the Mojave...

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There was a dragon break that randomly introduced agave to the Mediterranean, just like there was a dragon break that randomly introduced nirnroot to the Commonwealth.

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What's a dragon break?

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@dubuyajay9964 it's when an elder scroll causes a time paradox and a divergence in timelines.

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@@dubuyajay9964 it's when meme magic coheres quantum fluctuations out of the multiverse to fractalize parallel realities and cross the timelines. I am typing this message, and I am not typing this message, but both, and neither.

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I was the undergraduate representative on the Academic Affairs Committee for my college department. Some of the bickering I witnessed was pretty epic at the time and pretty funny in retrospect.

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I heard a quote about that "the reason academic disputes get's so heated is because there is so little at stake"

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I'm already highly interested in this type content so definitely don't mind the change in content.

[@bgonzales817]

​@@warlordofbritannia No he isn't 😂 he sharing historical oddities not pseudo archeology, big difference. He not even claiming it's the absolute truth just speculating on the mysterious stories. Pseudo archeology is what history channel does with the ancient aliens crap.

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I very much would like to see him do a LOT more of this content... like almost as much as fallout and elder scrolls...

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I think people who get into elder scrolls lore get into it because of the history, so it makes since 😆

[@Arms.Enthusiast]

You have to appreciate that he explicitly says “some of these arguments are more robust than others” and “airing on the side of caution before passing judgement is wise”. Few people who would cover this topic would put such a prudent disclaimer, instead favouring sensationalist takes

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Fallout was always a mostly known thing to me so I knew a bunch of stuff nate would talk about. Still enjoyed it. But him talking about literally anything he wants is exciting. This man's research level is god tier.

[@postopken2789]

I really appreciate the attitude of caution and critical thinking that you demonstrate in this video. Misinformation and conspiracy theories are an important issue in science communication and i was initially worried that you might be going down that road with this video, but i don't feel that way after actually watching it. This has been fascinating, and i would love to see more real world history on this channel in the future!

[@SilverScaleMA]

Honestly the idea of plant species having a larger than intended original range isn't even that out of the realm of possibility. Many species of plants are found on multiple continents, such as chestnuts (native to both North America and Asia), mulberries (also native to both Asia and North America), and even dandelions (pretty much grow anywhere but certain regions have pretty distinct subspecies). Now the different varieties often have unique characteristics that help them survive better in the specific area they originated from but more often than not still retain enough similarities to cross pollinate. It isn't even that uncommon of an occurance for one subspecies of a plant to become entirely extinct, either due to over harvesting of wild plants, sudden climate change, disease, or even purposeful purging (date palms are an excellent example of the last cause). So theoretically just because a plant is only found on one continent now doesn't necessarily mean it always was. For the custard apples it would be interesting to see if there are any distinct genetic differences of the plants across the regions they are found in both continents. Cause even if there were custard apples native to India by this point are probably hybridized to some extent with South American varieties but there would likely still be some distinct genetic differences. Could be a very interesting study.

[@MimiMangetsu]

I don't know much about plant evolution and it's gene research, but it becomes a much bigger mystery if we can proof that one specific species which happens to be in two different continents not sharing a close land connection has evolved after the land masses have diverged from each other. And idk how long it takes for birds to migrate from americas to anywhere else, because they could possibly carry seeds in their digestive systems. Do birds even migrate between america and europe or is it just between europe and africa?

[@Sid-gu5qk]

I'm pretty sure I've heard or read that dandelions were introduced to the Americas.

[@the9show867]

100% agree as a biologist the Indian sub continent and South America were once part of Gonwana, just like the examples you mentioned happen because North America was once part of Laurasia

[@stephenandrews2762]

Cotton is a plant to look at in this type of context

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Woah Nate’s doing real life lore now? Awesome!

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He has two other videos if you missed them.

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Honestly, this is the perfect kind of content switch. The overlap of people interested in Bethesda games' mysteries and people interested in historical tales is... Well if it were a Venn Diagram, it'll nearly be a full circle. The wonders autism can do to someone's interest :3

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Idk about autism, but I do love me some ancient history and mystery 😂

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You didn't really have to call me out like that, did you? ):

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@@thenoteworthy1298 Calling out myself too, no worries x3

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@@NorthEevee Aye, fair enough.

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The way people use autism online these days is so annoying

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No way?! Real life lore?

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It fits. Plus, he's got the voice that makes you want to listen.

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@warlordofbritannia You write that as if it's a bad thing. Wether that's true or not is completely irrelevant. This is Nate's channel, not yours my guy

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Better than the channel with the same name

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​@Smirnaffskiy Yeah that channel is so garbage, clickbait titles, garbage takes and way too much yapping unrelated to the video content

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He's been doing it for awhile, Fallout hasn't been doing anything so he needed to diversify. I enjoy it personally.

[@yokothespacewhale]

They build the lighthouse of Alexandria thus allowing their galleys and triremes to pass through ocean tiles 🤷‍♀️

[@aaronlaughter6471]

I can not believe you did not mention Leif Erickson, a Norse explorer who is considered the very first European to ever reach the New World.

[@gregb6469]

Weren't there some Irish monks who got to North America w few hundred years prior to the Vikings?

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

@@gregb6469 Irish monks, took eremitic residence in parts of Iceland before the Norsemen settled the island. Their existence is attested by the early Icelandic sagas and recent archaeological findings. Saint Brendan the Navigator, who allegedly sailed to North America around the 6th century. However, this is considered a myth or a legend, and there is no physical evidence to support the claim. The Navigatio Sancti Brendani, a medieval text describing Brendan’s voyages, is thought to be a work of fiction or exaggeration. The Vikings, on the other hand, are well-documented to have reached North America around 1000 Ad, with evidence of settlements in present-day Canada and Greenland. There is no evidence to suggest that Irish monks reached South America before the Vikings.

[@GameCrafters11]

I´m not an archaeologist. I´m just trying to finish my thesis to get my degree in history, but I want to comment my ideas about this topic. Here in Mexico, during some excavations at the site of Calixtlahuaca, a curious maculine face made of terracotta was found on an undisturbed tomb (the tomb had gold objects, so definitely there was no post-spanish disturbance). After some studies, the object was catalogized as a Roman piece made between the second century before our era and the sixth of our era. The rest of the objects of the tombs were from the aztec era (1476-1510). Since we know that later indigenous civilizations used very old objects (for example some olmec objects on some offerings from the aztecs), it is considered that maybe a shipwreck that got from Europe to America, or even some contact between the Canarias islands and America. I personally think that there may well have been some contacts of America with other continents before Columbus, some more regular thatn others, like the polynessian case. Probably the other ones were just "lucky" encounters, if I can use the word, like this Mexican case. It´s interesting to think that there were irregular contacs across the oceans, but the introduction of America to the "world-system" described by Wallerstein happens after Columbus. I still believe that the development of the civilization in both America and Eurasia was independent, but with some cases of contact that, overall, didn´t affect anything until Columbus.

[@lanceholder7794]

That's awesome.

[@Thunderous333]

Very skeptical of any Roman "contact" or trade. At best it is something that washed ashore, seeing as how the grave itself is only from the 14th century, it being lost in the BCs or early ADs is more believable. I remember there was a Roman settlement on the Azores until the 4th AD. It makes sense maybe someone went west, wrecked, and it just so happen that one piece floated and reached the Mexican shores.

[@doomsdaybooty1072]

There's also the Magna Fuente bowl, found in Bolivia, which has Sumerian cuneiform writing on it... but it was found by an amateur, so it was dismissed by academics. However, as it was found half a century ago in a rural area of Bolivia, i think it is unlikely any local would have been fluent enough in cuneiform to have made it... who knows, but I'd be far more surprised if Columbus (or the Vikings) were the first to visit the Americas - humans have had boats for tens of thousands of years, and we are a curious bunch

[@dylsapkeg]

The Vikings definitely made it to America before Columbus. Look up the L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Nate covers that but for some reason he says native Americans instead of Vikings or Norse.

[@johnwalsh9839]

Pre-Columbian contact is one of the most tantalizing ancient possibilities, theres just enough little bits and threads to demand further answers

[@summerrei9545]

It's pretty well documented at this point. The theories of Columbus being a crypto j and setting out for the America's on purpose for reason tied to masonic lodges and royal families are pretty interesting tho.

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Babe wake up he’s back! (I am immensely lonely)

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He liked it

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Dang, Fallout lore is getting crazier.

[@ANDREALEONE95]

Only Todd Howard knows if there were Pre-columbian contacts, but Todd Howard don't speak

[@breadm8101]

If it happened before the divergence around WW2 then all this is fallout lore

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I basically live on your channel, and have for years. I’ve always been so picky about commentary, but, Ive always enjoyed everything you put out. So please never stop or I’ll be lost 😂.

[@Edgar-dp5qu]

31:51 you mean Scandinavian right? Cause…obviosly the native Americans were here in the 10th century

[@zachjones8085]

He had to have meant Scandinavian, since he is showing that pic. But it's really funny that technically what he said was true... you are right, they for sure were there in the 10th century, and I sure hope most people accept that

[@breadm8101]

It's more believable Scandinavians landed in some parts of North America than Polynesians Scandinavians had very advanced ships for the time

[@yugitrump435]

Watch, Bethesda takes inspiration from the aguve' and potential roman connections to north America for having hammerfell (via the empire) having had contact with akavir long ago

[@svenrio8521]

The turn of this channel into Historical Mysteries is something that I never expected but have come to adore. It's just so peak 😩 👌

[@Justin032106]

Nate, I came to your channel years ago for Elder Scrolls Lore and "10 Things You Missed in Skyrim" series. While I would love for you to return to Bethesda stuff again, please don't leave these kind of videos behind and instead keep doing them. They're fantastic!

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Well Bethesda doesn't help with that, at all. Quite the opposite.

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Nate I’ve watched everything you’ve made. I figured you’d run out of stuff to talk about eventually but this new content, I really like where this is going. Excited to see more!

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See you trying to branch out. If bethesda refuses to get off their buts and make anything of value then the boy needs to find a way to eat!

[@HeavenlyMandate]

You forgot to mention the possible cartheginian contact with native south americans

[@Cyromantik]

Fascinating research Nate! Epic indeed! It reminds me of a finding of arrowheads on the Santa Cruz islands off the coast of California that were knapped obsidian of a methodology resembling ancestral Japanese techniques. It was theorized that seaweed fishers following the coasts near may have been blown horrifically off course.

[@MetroAndroid]

5:22 You'd think people who are so interested in fantastical worlds would have more inquisitive minds.

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Their job isn’t to be inquisitive, it’s to direct the inquisitiveness of their audience away from government black projects while taking them away from scientific thought and into the realm of christian theology.

[@Kuwaiden]

All those years of practice researching fallout and skyrim lore probably helped with the disciplines needed for deep dive mystery research still enjoying the shift in content

[@All_Seeing_Knap]

The Incan Prince, Tupac Yupanqui is known to have sailed to the islands of Auachumbi and Ninachumbi, Mangareva and Easter. Very much within the realm of Eastern Polynesia.

[@HCroaks]

You talk about ancient peoples very respectfully, which I greatly appreciate.

[@Bubs_H]

really really well done man. fascinating.

[@isais207]

Agave, huh? Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@dsyy90210]

great video, super fascinating stuff. the custard apple one seems the weakest of the possibilities but was new to me.

[@YTisDumb]

Thank you for bringing these theories back to reality occasionally. It's refreshing when creators don't go full tinfoil.

[@evanprobst3755]

you’re so goated i love these videos

[@TheLastRaven]

I really like that you are branching out. History and lore all a one-stop shop.

[@AnotherAlexR]

Nothing makes me happier than Nate turning into a history version of BobbyBroccoli

[@JaelaOrdo]

My grandparents used to tell me and my brothers stories they’d heard about pre columbian contact from their grandparents (who heard it from theirs and so on). Always has been a fascinating subject to me.

[@Raccoon.City.Police.Department]

Nate youre back, I was with you when you first made this awsome channel, and than you left and broke my heart. NOW you're back, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[@Chalepastel]

Dude, i'm chilean and I had no fucking idea that the mapuches and the rapanuis used the word "toki" in the same way. That's fucking fascinating

[@andrewosborne7544]

Always a happy day to see your vids pop up!

[@tnttiger3079]

Nate you've had plenty compliments already, but as an Anthro grad I do want to say the quality of the research and commentary in this video slaps. Genuine A tier content, perhaps S. More balanced than some of the materials we were given in class! And literally every time I thought of a critique, or felt you were pushing one line too hard without allowing space for another, you almost instantly corrected yourself and proved my concerns unjustified.

[@carolusmagnus9757]

Please keep making history videos, this is amazing

[@roonkolos]

48:12 This is why we love you, Nate ♡

[@RREvilMonk]

The genetic evidence found in living Polynesian peoples today that could only have come from near modern day Colombia shows that a SINGLE contact was likely due to its small and singular form. Stephan Milo has a thorough video on the subject.

[@danielnielsen1977]

Though your speaking of plant material & DNA. Around Bolivia/Peru, mummies in pit burials in high elevations had many mummified dog burials as well. The DNA of some of these dogs come from a Danish sheep herding dog specific to an island in Denmark. 🔥

[@patricklloyd1797]

Absolutely loving the pivot to history. Easily one of, if not, the best transitions from a KZbinr I've ever seen

[@thenoteworthy1298]

So for the record, pre-Columbian contact has been confirmed. The site L'Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland Canada is an almost thousand year old Viking settlement discovered in the 60s. That beats Colombus by 500 years!

[@NightDocs]

I’m loving this real world stuff you’re doing!

[@cubert13]

Very interesting and in depth video. I like the look at plants and stuff. It may not be flashy but it is interesting even if it is not necessarily evidence of pre-Columbian contact. While I am far from an expert or anything, I have studied and am interested in Ancient Roman and by proxy some Ancient Greek history. Personally I doubt the primitive vessels they used would survive the rough waters of the open Atlantic. I have heard it theorized that journeys more north like around Scandenavian countries might have been more probable but even still I would need a lot of convincing to believe a Greek ship could have or would have made that journey. But all these stories were a great listen regardless of their validity. I found the Native American contact with Pacific islanders particularly interesting. It is crazy to me how that could even be possible, but that is one of the coolest parts of history learning how even way older generations with primitive tools and/or knowledge could achieve a monumental task.

[@avarice2801]

@Nate Welcome back dude!

[@splitman1129]

Could have been a close ancestor of agave that has since been extinct.

[@BoarMan83]

I am really enjoying the direction you are taking the channel. Thanks for doing this for us!

[@generalpenultimo6502]

Nate the epic, I have to say I love hearing you talk about other stuff then skyrim. Obviously I love that kind of videos as well, but I like to see you exploring more things that are (hopefully) fun for you 👍🏼 Also I always loved the era of the ancient Greeks and other cultures, so this combination is just awesome to me. Only downside is I wanted to listen to this whilst falling asleep, just to realise it's way to interesting and I had to listen carefully to all of it before going to sleep way to late 😂 Worth it tho, keep doing what you are doing, you're awesome

[@Mrtroop-bd3xu]

I love your work man I have been having a bit of a tough time lately but I love learning about pre Colombian contact so thanks for making this video

[@East10Outpost]

Haha I love to see you covering history. Outside of Skyrim in fallout, that's my enjoyment. There was definitely pre-columbian contact, and every native people of the Americas attests to it. Contact happened a number of times, that's how the Templars have maps to get there, which is what Christopher Columbus used.

[@em8620]

I love the new content. Seeing variety and some more new stuff done so well is SUCH a nice change, not that I dont love your other videos as well!

[@IcedSynergy]

Thanks for this Nate! Came down with the flu a few days ago and this video is a much needed distraction! Love how you went from covering my faourite video games to covering my other major intest, history! Keep up the amazing work my dude! As a long time viewer i really like the shift in content since you returned :)

[@BoboMcBooboy]

Loving the new content!!! Not enough quality channels for this type of content, and you're so darn good at both research and presentation... Keep up the great work sir!!

[@UltraRedRunner]

Look forward to your history content just as much or maybe even more than your video game stuff. Awesome!

[@darkbeastpaarl6974]

bro i love this please make more, ur content quality has gotten so much better over the years

[@ltshep713]

Really digging the history stuff, especially the mysteries. Your presentation style is great for the subject. Can’t wait for the next!

[@ToawstTheToast]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@deliciouscavemoss]

Welcome back Nate, excited to watch!

[@jmgajda8071]

Loved this so much! Very in-depth considering time limitations & very very thought provoking. Wonderful job!!!

[@squatchwrangler]

At this point Nate, Bethesda would be stupid to not hire you as head of research for all lore. Love the dive into the real world. Please keep up the amazing work

[@Cloudy_Jones]

I love your Bethesda mystery videos but this video was incredible, I absolutely love this kind of stuff and your narration is one of my favorites on KZbin.

[@M_bags6463]

Expanding into history content like this is a great move for you. Hope to see you do more!

[@bradybaker7650]

Dont let the mormons find this

[@TheFranchiseCA]

Too late! More seriously, even if some parts of some things can be pieced together from archaeology on one side and scripture on the other (regardless of what scripture) that doesn't mean it's the sole or even most likely possibility, just one plausible interpretation.

[@ryansnodgrass5232]

He's evolving from a video game lore youtuber to a real world lore youtuber

[@ai_is_a_great_place]

I could watch these videos for 5 years straight

[@z.oeclark]

i’ve been looking forward to your next ‘real life’ history video. i have watched everyone of your other videos probably a hundred times, but these are just the best!!! the history major in me loves it lol

[@franciscol3510]

Honestly it's more about the narration than the content for me, you're just an amazing person to listen to for hours on end

[@KAZVorpal]

It couldn't possibly be that he misidentified the agave leaves.

[@Lost-u1v]

Look into the Phoenicians in the americas! Glad to see you touching these subjects been watching your videos for along time congrats on the transition

[@Fuzduf]

TheEpicNate315's badass genre switch should be studied 🗣🔥

[@svenrio8521]

It's a genius switch tbh, so many other Lore channels are dying and regurgitating old content, with their views and subscribers plateauing. Meanwhile Nate has found a new way to keep interest in his channel going until ES 6

[@berts558]

Happy to see you back Nate I'm very impressed with the subject matter fascinating and challenging to the academic narrative! you're the best, glad to see your back👽💫

[@SchroederN8]

Hi Nate. Nate here. Just found your channel, about to binge watch!

[@craigsdaddy4095]

To E-Nate i am so happy you did a documentary on non game world, i like games and i also like history but you have a great way of exposing details most people overlook and a authentic factual approach many experts take for granted, when you talk about a subject i know it is in great depth with no false pre-concieved notions simply the full spectrum of data.

[@astararrialt2017]

dude you’re literally so awesome. how is your channel exactly my niche of videos? elder scrolls lore and some anthropology/archaeology is a crazy combo

[@TheWettestDry]

7 minutes in and I realize how much I've missed your videos, mate. Good to hear you. 😎🤙

[@edgy_secular_memes367]

What about L’anse Meadows? Literal proof of pre-Columbian contact

[@ShadeMeadows]

He's back with HISTORY!!

[@DevaCooper]

Nate’s voice is so comfortable I’ll watch / listen to any type of lore he puts out

[@DVSnark]

@29:00 Morphology is pretty much the goto for identifying organisms, it’s not as basic as you’re making it out to be. Usually genetic analysis is a check and has more to do with determining ancestry. That said the next step here is to go into the wilds of India and start collecting samples from wild and ‘portugese’ custard apples as well as the south american originator and do a standard genetic analysis to see if any of the wild lines are distinct from the portugese ones.

[@filipe5722]

*Portuguese

[@coffeerz5373]

Nate has to be the best in finding interesting new topics

[@zach.dienes]

Keep making these kind of videos! Greatly appreciated

[@granatmof]

Point of order about indigenous trade networks: the missipians had artefacts from across north America from bith coasts. But the currents make just as much sense. I'm curious why there hasn't been studies if different metals in Japan. The smelting and forging process of Katanas is different from what they would perform for ship fittings.

[@KnoxW-f5d]

Personally I think it’s a lot more plausible that agave was present in the eastern Mediterranean, the climate is perfect, and the areas where agave could have lived are arid and dry (specifically Cyprus, Greece, Southern Turkey, and maybe even along the coast of Syria and Lebanon) compared to if it was never present, I highly doubt the Greeks sailed through the Mediterranean and then even further west to reach the Americas, found a large enough empire that could participate in trade across the Atlantic. Just my opinion though, I also believe that durians were depicted on the stupa and not custard apples.

[@patknight4319]

Delightfully well done compiling of research. You mentioned "opening your wallet to academic journals" at the end. I'm a graduate student at a university with a dismal (none) budget for online library access, and I've found a lot of success emailing one or two of the first names on a paper and just asking them to send me a copy of their paper. Don't be afraid to give that a shot if you want to dive deeper in the future. Great work again.

[@nickywags0712]

Hey Nate you should 100% continue down this historical path. I’m a huge history fan, and your skill of research from other lore videos sets you up to adapt very easily to history content. I’m not saying stop your other stuff, but I’d 100% love to see a larger focus on historical videos!! Whatever interests you will be loved by me I’m sure, I love hearing people rant about the interesting things we find in research. DJ Peach Cobbler is one of my favorite channels and made his adaption from video games to history very natural, his latest video on GTAIV completely made me rethink how we document our cultures and share it to the wilder world

[@Incrementium]

7:37 - With the agave, I'd be curious if anyone has done a genetic sampling of it. If it's a species that can be directly linked to the America's then that has some compelling implications, but also if it doesn't it could also imply that possible the assumption agave is only endemic to the Americas could actually end up being the disproven information. Personally I'd find a plant being endemic to a previously unknown location just as interesting as pre-Columbian contact. Like if they had agave and it was important enough for ship construction, what happened to it? Did the variety go extinct or did they just develop better technique? This is all on the assumption that the samples still exist in a viable state to be tested, but it'd be fascinating to have more information.

[@Incrementium]

Basically the kind of natural causes he talks about with the custard apple around 31:00ish xD

[@whispro4646]

Hey Nate I just wanted to say thank you for giving us quality content no matter how long it may be between uploads. I’m just glad it’s always good quality. So thank you man.

[@jeffsandt5399]

Nate, your videos are the shit. The fallout and elderscrolls lore is absolutely wonderful. The REAL lore? That hits different, it scratches an itch i had no idea needed scratching.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

17:47 Google Maps street view has gotten pretty wild.