Cultural armor?

[astarothel]

Deity Restriction On Items Enabled
=April 10, 2000
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000410.html
This means it is impossible for Imbued cultural to have existed before this date.

Ruins of Kunark
=April 24, 2000

Blacksmithing is Still Capped
=May 15, 2000
Banded caps smithing out at 168.
No mention of cultural exists anywhere at this time.
http://web.archive.org/web/200011090...om/blacksmith/

Blacksmithing Recipe Added
=June 29, 2000
"Folded Sheet Metal"
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000629.html
Folded Sheet Metal is not available from any vendors before or after this change.
It is important to note that Folded Sheet Metal is actually used for very little in crafting.

Recipes that eventually wound up using Folded Sheet Metal:
Large, Medium and Average size Targ Shields (standard blacksmithing)
Two Gnomish Tinkering recipes
An extremely small number of non-imbued cultural weapons and shields
This would be the earliest possible date for old cultural's existence found so far provided the recipe wasn't added later.

Pottery Recipes Added
=June 29, 2000
"Unfired Urn", "Onyx Encrusted Urn", and "Small Bowl"
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000629.html

Poison Vials Vendor Available
=June 29, 2000
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000629.html

Fine Steel Plate Noted
<= Sept 15, 2000
http://mboards.eqtraders.com/eq/show...l=1#post230648

Tradeskill Specialization Added
=September 19, 2000
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000919.html
*My tentative date for when old cultural was added*

Fine Plate Dyes Noted
<= Oct 3, 2000
Comments are it is recent
Allakhazam

Imbue Gem Spells Noted
<= Oct 4, 2000
Allakhazam
Comments are it is recent

Tempers Noted
<= Oct 4, 2000
Allakhazam
Comments are it is recent

Cultural Forges Noted
<= Oct 18, 2000
http://web.archive.org/web/200010181...ing/forges.asp

Knarmon's Guide Excerpt
dated Nov 13, 2000
Mentions that Fine Steel and Cabilis Scale [Iksar Cultural] are much more recent additions to smithing.

Scars of Vellious
=December 5, 2000