@adamkotsko @mattyglesias Not actually true, common misconception http://bit.ly/Zhxaan .
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@simplic10 Huge built-up/cultivated areas were abandoned by the time English settlers showed up, though, e.g. mound-builder cultures.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@simplic10 I read a theory recently that there was a population crash in early 1500s due to introduction of European diseases.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@simplic10 ...land, the remnants of a road system, new crop plants, thanked God when they should have thanked smallpox.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@simplic10 > irrigation system. But, hmm, wiki attributes this to climate change circa 1400, pre-contact. Never mind!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@st_rev I'm glad you guys reminded me of this stuff, I read it in Diamond but had half-forgotten it.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@simplic10 @Meaningness ...was it more a matter of intermarriage and absorption?
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