historymemes·History MemesbyPugJesus "Too rich for my blood." - Ancient cultures leaving bronze behind for cheap, cheap ironView original on piefed.social131Comments4
PugJesus piefed.social3Hide 3 repliesFun Fact! Much of Sub-Saharan Africa lacks a distinct 'Bronze Age', because the form of furnaces that spread there, bloomeries, were suited to smelt iron at their introduction. Funny how technology is often non-linear!29
PugJesus replypiefed.socialThis gives a good overview of the discussion and background, as well as some excellent photos of artifacts! This might be of interest if you want a real-close look at the archeology itself.4
Fun Fact! Much of Sub-Saharan Africa lacks a distinct 'Bronze Age', because the form of furnaces that spread there, bloomeries, were suited to smelt iron at their introduction.
Funny how technology is often non-linear!
That's really cool actually, I did not know that
How could I learn more about this?
This gives a good overview of the discussion and background, as well as some excellent photos of artifacts!
This might be of interest if you want a real-close look at the archeology itself.