Precolonial Africa: Societies Built on Iron

Extracted from Description: “Do you prefer iron produced at massive scales by industrial centers, or artisanally handcrafted by your local family smelter operation? Is iron-making a form of witchcraft or a potent symbol of royal might? Long ago in Africa, it might be both! @HowMineralsMadeCivilization travels back in time to look at the vibrant iron-making industries that underpinned hunting, farming, warfare, and technology across sub-Saharan Africa.”

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