Sub-Saharan Ironworking Begins
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: Sudan, Chad, Rwanda, Nigeria, Cameroon
- Date: c. 1000
Article abstract: The discovery of abundant iron ore in the Central African region greatly affected African life through the creation of ironworking tools and iron goods that changed the structures of some societal hierarchies.
Summary of Event
According to archaeological evidence, the art of iron metallurgy in Africa originated in the Central African territories between Lake Chad and modern-day Rwanda’s Great Lakes region before 1000 b.c.e. By 500 b.c.e., ironworking was well established in these two separate anchor regions of Central Africa. A third...
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