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Iron Age origins
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The Ancient Mystery: Who and When Discovered Iron
The earliest whispers of iron appear in the annals of the Hittites, a warrior people whose empire flourished in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) around 1600 BCE...
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The Forgotten Dawn: When Was Iron Discovered and How It Changed Civilization
By the time written records began to capture the drama of early civilizations, iron was already a game-changer. The Hittites, a warrior people of Anatolia, had...
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The Ancient Mystery: When Was the Iron Discovered and How It Changed Civilization
Iron doesn’t announce its presence. Unlike gold, which glitters in riverbeds, or copper, which oxidizes to a familiar green, iron hides in ore—rust-colored...