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Insane Discovery Suggests Ancient Humans Were Using Steel Thousands Of Years Before It Was ‘Discovered’
KAY SMYTHENEWS AND COMMENTARY WRITERMarch 01, 202310:45 AM ET
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Scientists published a stunning discovery in February that may rewrite everything we thought we knew about steel use by past civilizations.
Until early February, the earliest known iron production was thought to have started around 2000 BC, according to Britannica. Steel, which is crafted from wrought iron, wasn’t even really discovered in any meaningful production manner until 1751 — or so we thought.
A study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science outlines evidence that Europeans already used steel some 2,900 years ago, around 900 BC. Researchers used a geochemical analysis to prove stone stelae on the Iberian peninsula in what is modern day Rocha do Vigio, Portugal, featured such intricate engravings that could only have been created with tempered steel.
Insane Discovery Suggests Ancient Humans Were Using Steel Thousands Of Years Before It Was ‘Discovered’
Scientists published a stunning discovery in February that may rewrite everything we thought we knew about steel use by past civilizations.
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