Ironworking Spreads into Sub-Saharan Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania
- Date: c. 800-c. 600
Article abstract: Iron production gradually extended out of North Africa and into East and West Africa, eventually covering the entire continent by the first century c.e.
Summary of Event
Ironworking, a significant technological advancement in any society, slowly made its way into sub-Saharan Africa after 800 b.c.e. Scholars, however, do not know the exact routes of transmission. Most suggest that a slow diffusion occurred along one or more links from Meroë, Africa’s first industrial city.
In Meroë, ironworking dates to 800-600 b.c.e. Artisans...
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