Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Day of Reflection. Nobody can read everything that appears here each day, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
Shout out to /u/Reedstilt kicking butt and taking names when it comes to pre-contact metalworking in North America. The question is asked often, and they did a great job explaining, with patience and detail, the nuances of metal use and trade networks across North America.
Yesterday, /u/JimeDorje turned up to answer a five-month-old question on how the successor to the Dalai Lama was chosen.
Yesterday, /u/false_informant gave a very detailed answer in regards to a question about homosexuality in China that I found fascinating.
/u/davidAOP's answer to Why did Pirates even have flags? was excellent.