Depending on whether you are looking for game-related content or historical research, here are two types of "papers" and resources available for free: 1. Game Design and Player Resources ( Video Game)
If you are looking for scholarly work regarding the actual "Old World" (pre-Columbian Eastern Hemisphere), there are several digitised collections: Old World Free Download
: This collection of papers from a symposium at Oxford is available for free download or borrowing via the Internet Archive . It examines how ancient cultures in Europe and Asia understood the stars. Depending on whether you are looking for game-related