Innovative Research

1. Push nets: Terrock fishermen have long used a variety of nets to catch fish, as well as spears, bows, and other implements. Recently, some Terrock netsmiths have begun to create larger and larger variants of the simple and reliable hrd net, in order to catch a greater volume of fishy edibles. Although the size and unwieldiness of this new net relegate it to merely being pushed in a straight line through shallow water, as opposed to the more versatile uses of the hand net, this pushed net has nonetheless proved invaluable to Terrock fishermen in certain water conditions.

2. Fishing weirs: Terrock fishermen have noticed that fishing is more productive the greater the concentration of fish is. To improve efficiency, some riverside villages have begun to construct pseudo-palisades around their preferred fishing spots, forcing passing fish to travel through only these specific passages, rather than throughout the entire width of the Terrine river. These contraptions have increased the ease of harvesting large quantities of fish for many Terrock settlements.

3. Waterproofing: Terrock plank boats, despite their most meticulous construction by the finest wood-smiths in Terrock lands, are still prone to leaking. However, Terrock tree-huggers have noticed that their arms get all sticky when hugging trees, and some clever few among them made the connection, that sticky tree sap could be used as an adhesive, preventing boats from leaking. In the Terrock villages on the Western river, lanolin from stolen Heju sheep has been noticed to have a similar waterproofing effect.

4. Giant war canoes: The largest plank canoes used by the Terrock are capable of holding approximately a dozen sailors plus supplies, which have proved sufficient for most of the Terrock's needs for centuries. But, the increasingly larger settlements occupied by Terrock necessitates larger-scale and longer-term fishing expeditions, raids, and travel for other purposes, such as exploration or migration. Some of the most experienced Terrock boat-smiths have begun constructing even larger plank vessels, capable of holding two- to three-dozen oarsmen, and up to two-and-a-half-score passengers, plus supplies and loot.

5. Smoke curing: The Terrock, as all civilized people, cook their food before eating it. As the proper equipment for cooking is rarely taken on fishing expeditions and raids, due to the fact that it's big and heavy, Terrock adventurers have to make do with food cooked before leaving. Some of these adventurers have noticed that their pre-cooked food, when cooked in an excess of smoke, last much longer than usual before spoiling. This practice of smoking their food before storage has spread amongst the Terrock, complementing their pre-existing usage of salt as a preservative.

6. Granaries: As the Terrock continue to congregate into larger and larger settlements, the wise Terrock councillors of these larger communities have dedicated specific structures to storing and cataloguing the village's harvested wheat and other produce, to replace the previous, inefficient method of each individual farmer haphazardly storing their own harvest in their personal residence.

(NEW!) 7. Wells: Terrock mudbrick-smiths have long noticed that on occasion, digging for additional mud to dry into bricks can lead to pits of muddy water. Although long considered to be an inconsequential oddity by most Terrock, due to the unending water from the Terrine river, the establishment of Terrock communities further and further away from the Terrine's banks has made these underground waters very much a consequential oddity. This practice of building holes in the ground to acquire water has spread throughout Terrock lands, becoming invaluable even to those living in the Terrock heartlands on the banks of the Terrine.

Diffusive Research

Gedokosza: The recent raids on barbarian Geddockoskan encampments to the North have yeilded numerous samples of rawhide, sickles, and domesticated peas, which have been adopted by the Terrock raiders, and spread throughout other Terrock communities through internal raids and peaceful commerce.

Hjeu: The recent incursions into fledgeling Terrock settlements on the Western river by the barbarian Heyoo to the North have resulted in the theft of herds of domesticated sheep from them, as well as spindles used to work them. These fledgeling villages have adopted these herds of orphaned sheep as their own, and Terrock villages back on the Terrine river have noticed this trend, and begun to keep their own herds of local sheep.

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