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How to Make Ancient History in Infinite Craft

Ancient History is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Native Americans plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Native AmericansPast TenseAncient History

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 602 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5EarthTreeForest
  6. 6ForestForestJungle
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EarthEngineTractor
  10. 10EarthTractorFarm
  11. 11FarmFarmVillage
  12. 12JungleVillageTribe
  13. 13Mountain RangeTribeNative Americans
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustFireAsh
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21AshTimeHistory
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23HistoryMirrorPast
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25SmokeWaterFog
  26. 26FogPlantMushroom
  27. 27EarthMushroomToadstool
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionPlantWeed
  30. 30ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  31. 31DustWindSandstorm
  32. 32SandstormWaterOasis
  33. 33OasisPlantDate
  34. 34DateWaterDating
  35. 35DatingEarthMarriage
  36. 36EarthMarriageDivorce
  37. 37DandelionDustWish
  38. 38WaterWishGenie
  39. 39DivorceGenieSingle
  40. 40Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  41. 41PastTriplePast Tense
  42. 42Native AmericansPast TenseAncient History
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Earth + Tree→ Forest6Forest + Forest→ Jungle7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Earth + Engine→ Tractor10Earth + Tractor→ Farm11Farm + Farm→ Village12Jungle + Village→ Tribe13Mountain Range + Tribe→ Native Americans14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Fire→ Ash16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Ash + Time→ History22Glass + Steam→ Mirror23History + Mirror→ Past24Fire + Wind→ Smoke25Smoke + Water→ Fog26Fog + Plant→ Mushroom27Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Plant→ Weed30Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom31Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm32Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis33Oasis + Plant→ Date34Date + Water→ Dating35Dating + Earth→ Marriage36Earth + Marriage→ Divorce37Dandelion + Dust→ Wish38Water + Wish→ Genie39Divorce + Genie→ Single40Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple41Past + Triple→ Past Tense42Native Americans + Past Tense→ Ancient History

Other ways to make Ancient History

2 combinations are known to produce Ancient History. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Ancient History
FirstSecondResult
Native AmericansPast TenseAncient History
Native AmericansPast tenseAncient History

Ancient History at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
60
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

Similar effort to Ancient History, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ancient History in Infinite Craft?

Combine Native Americans with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ancient History?

42 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Ancient History hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ancient History?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Ancient History, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.