Events Tagged: "iron"

Iron Age begins - widespread adoption of iron smelting as bronze trade networks collapse

Etruscan iron mining in Elba - advanced smelting technology, iron traded throughout Mediterranean

Celtic iron mining expands - Noricum (Austria) becomes famous for high-quality steel, Celtic smiths supply Mediterranean

Arkamani establishes Meroitic dynasty - new royal line, intensive pyramid building at Meroe begins

Abraham Darby I uses coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron at Coalbrookdale, revolutionizing metallurgy