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  1. AHC/WI Papyrus Stethoscope?

    In 1816, Rene Laennec rolled up paper and placed it between a woman's breasts to listen to her heartbeat because he was uncomfortable doing so with his bare ear. Suppose for whatever reason, an Egyptian healer during the time of the Pharoahs - for convienence say the Middle Kingdom - had a...

  2. AHC: Earliest Possible Suez Canal

    As the title says, what is the earliest possible construction of the Suez Canal and what are the less obvious ramifications therof? Could the Old Kingdom of Egypt build one and if so how far could the later sea peoples spread?

  3. AHC: Iconoclast Majority Christianity by 1204

    With a POD of 700 is there any conceivable way of having Iconoclasm the majority for Christendom by 1204? Or is this ASB?

  4. The Light of The North (Norse TL)
    Threadmarks: TL Prologue

    793 Raid on Lindisfarne begins the Viking Age 794 Discovery and Settlement of Faroe Islands by Norse explorers 796 Discovery of Iceland by Floki 800 Settlement of Iceland begins 810 Discovery of Greenland 812 Discovery of Markland (OTL Labrador) 815 During an exploration of the Greenland coast...

  5. AHC/Plausibility Check, Iceland to Vinland without Greenland

    Is this plausible or ASB: During the settlement of Iceland, it comes to be believed that it's the middle point between to large landmass and so a foolhardy expedition sets sail southwest from the western coast and arriving at the Grand banks just before their stocks run out and spotting land...

  6. WI: Manzikert Victory. Seljuk Aftermath?

    Yes, it's a question oft repeated here, what would happen if the ERE won manzikert. My question however is, how do the Seljuks fare in the aftermath? Do they still go after the Fatimids as in OTL? (Seljuk harassment of pilgrims were a large contributer to the 1st Crusade) Or does this lead to...
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