we assume a transition from copper working, then bronze (copper + tin or arsenic), but firing pottery at a high temperature will liberate the iron from its ore. The Nok civilization is fascinating on several levels. skipping the copper/bronze step, west Africa was using iron at least 500 years before iron smelting was widespread in Europe. Second, if the bronze transition is not necessary, how many. times, and in what places has iron smelting been independently discovered? The challenge is that iron and it's alloys corroded very quickly, consider regarding. Thank you to the anthropologist and archeologists digging up our human past.
Thanks, great info - I love that you included oral history passed down through generations. I know you want to maintain control of your images, but the name over the entire screen makes it harder to watch.
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we assume a transition from copper working, then bronze (copper + tin or arsenic), but firing pottery at a high temperature will liberate the iron from its ore. The Nok civilization is fascinating on several levels. skipping the copper/bronze step, west Africa was using iron at least 500 years before iron smelting was widespread in Europe. Second, if the bronze transition is not necessary, how many. times, and in what places has iron smelting been independently discovered? The challenge is that iron and it's alloys corroded very quickly, consider regarding. Thank you to the anthropologist and archeologists digging up our human past.
Thanks, great info - I love that you included oral history passed down through generations. I know you want to maintain control of your images, but the name over the entire screen makes it harder to watch.