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kiki_lemur t1_j62fmkx wrote
BBC has an article about it, too: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64415816
seahawksgirl89 t1_j62fi5i wrote
Reply to comment by offu in Dozens of pre-Hispanic Zapotec tombs found in San Pedro Nexicho in Mexico by MeatballDom
And the Tlaxcaltecas, Olmecas, Totonacas, Toltecas, Huastecas, Chichimecas, and so many more
groveborn t1_j62f219 wrote
Reply to comment by ASMills85 in Archaeologists Uncover Oldest, And Most Complete Mummy Found In Egypt by Magister_Xehanort
Title capitalization is common... Maybe pasé, but common.
Fyi, I have no idea if my spelling is correct and I don't care. 😝
samrausch t1_j62ebql wrote
There are hundreds of examples of iron smelting with soft evidence dating back to well before the Romans. Those examples failed to produce usable iron and instead produced cotton candy in spite of the use of iron ore in the process.
Soft evidence. I'll be here all week folks. Tip your waitresses.
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missanthropocenex t1_j62acvn wrote
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Reminds of the whole Cleopatra was closer to our time than the ancient Egyptians timeline thing.
ASMills85 t1_j62a62i wrote
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Nothing. The title has an unnecessary comma and a weird capitalization.
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I’m not sure if I’m getting wooshed or if it’s a grammar thing, but what’s wrong with oldest and most complete?
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19seventyfour t1_j61wyhq wrote
Reply to comment by NYR_LFC in What's the earliest case of iron-smelting with hard evidence? by Ok-Goose-6320
I am not entirely sure. I thought it might be valid to op original question towards the earliest forms of iron smelting.
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NYR_LFC t1_j61v4wq wrote
Reply to comment by 19seventyfour in What's the earliest case of iron-smelting with hard evidence? by Ok-Goose-6320
If it's from a meteorite how is it smelted?
yesyesitswayexpired t1_j61ugr5 wrote
Reply to Longest ‘dako’ iron sword at 2.6m, along with a unique shield-shaped mirror, found in 4th-century Japanese burial mound — Finds indicate that the technology of the Kofun period (300-710 AD) was more advanced than previously thought by marketrent
Tomio Maruyama Tumulus making dubious claims. Can't pay the bills with dubious claims, we need more info, until then it's just speculation.
Constant_Count_9497 t1_j61s6z2 wrote
What exactly is the Roman Era they're referring to? Are they saying that romans invented Iron smelting?
I'd direct your research if you're willing towards ancient India and China. From my cursory investigation they were smelting iron before the founding Rome.
Edit- It also seems the person arguing that "blooming isn't really smelting" is arguing semantics. Since blooming is in fact a method of smelting
Laura-ly t1_j61rdad wrote
Reply to comment by brownie81 in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
> their research was focused on the animal reservoirs in Europe and the fact that rats are slow-moving mammals
Huh? The rats around these parts are very quick. Maybe American rats are much quicker than European rats.
GrowDaddy t1_j61ogh0 wrote
Reply to comment by Ancient_Boner_Forest in Archaeologists Uncover Oldest, And Most Complete Mummy Found In Egypt by Magister_Xehanort
commas are important, but not this time.
series_hybrid t1_j61n8tr wrote
1324 BC was when King Tut was buried. his tomb has a steel dagger made from an iron meteorite.
bjbark t1_j62g20o wrote
Reply to comment by Bem-ti-vi in Dozens of pre-Hispanic Zapotec tombs found in San Pedro Nexicho in Mexico by MeatballDom
The tools they used were more similar to the tools used in ancient Middle Eastern societies, which would effect many aspects of life. Their weapons were largely made of wood and sharpened stone. They had no practical applications for the wheel. Only scant evidence exist for any use of sails. Not to say they didn’t have advanced or complex societies, but only the Maya and Olmec had a Bronze Age, and none had reached the Iron Age by the time the Spanish arrived.