Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by kibwen on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:46PM
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> Parallel evolution of two strains of smallpox might have meant still no immunity to the Spanish version several centuries later.
Though by the same token it could also have produced a plague that was devastating to the conquistadors, and might then have been carried back to Europe for Black Death Round 2, devastating the imperial powers and generating a long-lasting fear of New World contact. Lots of interesting AU scenarios to consider here.
Though by the same token it could also have produced a plague that was devastating to the conquistadors, and might then have been carried back to Europe for Black Death Round 2, devastating the imperial powers and generating a long-lasting fear of New World contact. Lots of interesting AU scenarios to consider here.