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[-] bufalo1973@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

If iron is the thing that rules the advancement of a culture, sub-Saharian culture were more advanced that European ones. They used iron when Europe was still using copper.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Metal use historically was more a function of fuel (wood) availability than of metallurgical knowledge. Copper (and tin) have low melting points so it's relatively easier to produce bronze than iron, which needs much higher temperatures to produce. For a long time it was just easier to sail to Wales (an ancient producer of tin) than to round up an enormous quantity of wood.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Speaking of sailing, copper's named as such because, in classical antiquity (1700-1500BC), Cyprus was the main source of the metal.

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