New House?

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This has come up before, but no one seemed to really address it...

The French House was isolated from the rest of Sirius for about 800 years, with, as far as we know, no knowledge about the Daam K'Vosh artifacts or the Nomads. Since our present day technology is derived from these artifacts, wouldn't the French House be technologically behind by about 100-200 years? I don't think they could have created their own type of jump gates or trade lanes because Alien Artifacts are only found in Omicron Gamma, Theta, Major (that brown planet near the Dyson Sphere entrance where Rheinland first got possessed) and Planet Manhattan (by Valhalla or present day Ageria Technologies). These places are nowhere near the Tau Systems, so would that mean we would have to travel through the French House in cruise speed and jump holes only?

how do you know if they havent had contact with the Nomads or some other type of alien?? for all we know they could of actually got in contact with a completly new alien species, became allies and now the french could possibly 100 years more advanced than us

and although there are alien artifacts in the Omicrons doesnt mean that they are the only places they are to be found on, alot more likly that there are more aliens than just the Nomads and Damm K'vosh you know